WEDNESDAY: CALHOUN HAS 34 NEW COVID CASES SINCE FRIDAY - 73-Year-Old Calhoun Woman Dies, WV Leads Nation With Spread, Unvaccinated

(09/16/2021)
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed 1,805 new COVID-19 cases and 35 additional deaths in its report on Sept. 15.

Calhoun has 34 new cases since last Friday, with the reported death of a 73-year-old Calhoun woman and the death of a 58-year-old Wirt woman.

First and second person reports say that a number of Calhoun citizens have barely escaped death, with a number still in ICUs and on a ventilator. Some of the survivors have been left with debilitating health problems.

Last Friday, Calhoun hit a record high with 37 new cases reported.

With Calhoun Schools reopening to in-person Thursday, the largest number of new cases are among child and the 30-50 age group.

West Virginia is leading the nation with rapid spread and the most citizens not vaccinated.

The DHHR confirmed 1,473 new COVID-19 cases and 35 additional deaths in its report on Tuesday.

The DHHR reports there have been 3,624,248 (+16,606) total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 214,984 (+1,805) total cases and 3,296 (+35) total deaths. According to the DHHR dashboard, there are currently 27,674 active cases. CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (2,207), Berkeley (15,490), Boone (2,804), Braxton (1,538), Brooke (2,657), Cabell (12,223), Calhoun (730), Clay (946), Doddridge (910), Fayette (4,795), Gilmer (1,090), Grant (1,699), Greenbrier (3,964), Hampshire (2,464), Hancock (3,347), Hardy (2,012), Harrison (8,097), Jackson (2,932), Jefferson (5,740), Kanawha (19,943), Lewis (2,150), Lincoln (2,164), Logan (4,368), Marion (5,979), Marshall (4,473), Mason (2,906), McDowell (2,192), Mercer (6,879), Mineral (3,722), Mingo (3,698), Monongalia (10,976), Monroe (1,769), Morgan (1,626), Nicholas (2,721), Ohio (5,265), Pendleton (959), Pleasants (1,183), Pocahontas (904), Preston (3,735), Putnam (6,996), Raleigh (9,297), Randolph (4,171), Ritchie (1,077), Roane (1,011), Summers (1,122), Taylor (1,725), Tucker (804), Tyler (1,101), Upshur (3,188), Wayne (4,359), Webster (842), Wetzel (2,025), Wirt (636), Wood (10,468), Wyoming (2,905)