WV SATURDAY COVID-19 REPORT: 183 NEW CASES, THREE DEATHS

(08/16/2020)
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reports three new deaths and 183 new cases of COVID-19.

The deaths from the virus continue to be senior citizens. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 67-year old female from Pleasants County, an 88-year old female from Mercer County and a 95-year old female from Logan County.

As of 10 a.m., on Aug. 15, 2020, there have been 350,076 total confirmatory laboratory results received for the virus with 8,457 total cases and 160 deaths.

As of Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, there are 132 daily confirmed cases hospitalized, 54 daily confirmed cases in the ICU, and 21 daily confirmed cases of those attached to a ventilator.

Cases per county: Barbour (31), Berkeley (733), Boone (117), Braxton (8), Brooke (74), Cabell (447), Calhoun (6), Clay (18), Doddridge (6), Fayette (166), Gilmer (18), Grant (131), Greenbrier (95), Hampshire (86), Hancock (112), Hardy (63), Harrison (243), Jackson (166), Jefferson (304), Kanawha (1,066), Lewis (28), Lincoln (105), Logan (354), Marion (199), Marshall (130), Mason (70), McDowell (66), Mercer (227), Mineral (126), Mingo (200), Monongalia (986), Monroe (20), Morgan (32), Nicholas (39), Ohio (278), Pendleton (42), Pleasants (14), Pocahontas (42), Preston (128), Putnam (216), Raleigh (292), Randolph (213), Ritchie (3), Roane (19), Summers (18), Taylor (61), Tucker (11), Tyler (15), Upshur (38), Wayne (218), Webster (4), Wetzel (45), Wirt (7), Wood (275), Wyoming (46). West Virginia COVID-19 deaths increase by 50% in just four weeks.