CHRISTMAS DAY WV COVID-19: 1,597 New Cases, 20 Deaths

(12/26/2020)
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed 1,597 new COVID-19 cases and 20 additional deaths in its report on Christmas Day.

The DHHR confirmed 1,303 new cases and 34 deaths on Thursday, Christmas Eve.

Calhoun cases continue to rise.

The report from the DHHR stated that as of 10 a.m. on Friday, December 25, 2020, there have been a total of 1,435,906 (+13,337) laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 78,836 (+1,597) total cases and 1,247 (+20) of those cases resulting in deaths.

According to the DHHR’s COVID-19 dashboard, there are currently 23,860 (+1,263) active cases and 53,729 (+675) recovered cases in the state.

CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (668), Berkeley (5,650), Boone (986), Braxton (253), Brooke (1,267), Cabell (4,828), Calhoun (121), Clay (243), Doddridge (227), Fayette (1,629), Gilmer (345), Grant (710), Greenbrier (1,294), Hampshire (907), Hancock (1,686), Hardy (699), Harrison (2,666), Jackson (1,073), Jefferson (2,190), Kanawha (8,193), Lewis (465), Lincoln (700), Logan (1,525), Marion (1,613), Marshall (1,848), Mason (949), McDowell (888), Mercer (2,486), Mineral (2,040), Mingo (1,325), Monongalia (4,989), Monroe (593), Morgan (587), Nicholas (599), Ohio (2,356), Pendleton (262), Pleasants (495), Pocahontas (336), Preston (1,523), Putnam (2,809), Raleigh (2,497), Randolph (1,055), Ritchie (310), Roane (277), Summers (387), Taylor (633), Tucker (302), Tyler (316), Upshur (805), Wayne (1,598), Webster (129), Wetzel (642), Wirt (197), Wood (4,576), Wyoming (1,089).