COVID-19 Daily Update 4-17-2021 – West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

The WestVirginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of April 17, 2021, there have been2,602,762 totalconfirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 148,517 total casesand 2,780 total deaths.

DHHR hasconfirmed the deaths of a 91-year old male from RaleighCounty, an 81-year old male from Wood County, and an 87-year old female fromHampshire County.

We must use all of the tools in our toolboxto stop the spread of COVID-19, said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. Thisincludes vaccination, testing, mask wearing, social distancing, and good hygiene.Our deepest sympathy is extended to these families for their profound loss.

CASES PERCOUNTY: Barbour (1,344), Berkeley(11,541), Boone (1,867), Braxton (861), Brooke (2,118), Cabell (8,606), Calhoun(271), Clay (453), Doddridge (545), Fayette (3,253), Gilmer (734), Grant(1,240), Greenbrier (2,607), Hampshire (1,702), Hancock (2,705), Hardy (1,434),Harrison (5,391), Jackson (1,906), Jefferson (4,327), Kanawha (14,027), Lewis(1,137), Lincoln (1,396), Logan (3,001), Marion (4,135), Marshall (3,269),Mason (1,932), McDowell (1,478), Mercer (4,557), Mineral (2,760), Mingo(2,416), Monongalia (8,940), Monroe (1,067), Morgan (1,086), Nicholas (1,499),Ohio (4,030), Pendleton (686), Pleasants (830), Pocahontas (640), Preston(2,805), Putnam (4,806), Raleigh (6,105), Randolph (2,493), Ritchie (658),Roane (579), Summers (756), Taylor (1,197), Tucker (523), Tyler (670), Upshur(1,816), Wayne (2,815), Webster (455), Wetzel (1,188), Wirt (380), Wood(7,573), Wyoming (1,907).

Delays may be experienced with the reportingof information from the local health department to DHHR. As case surveillancecontinues at the local health department level, it may reveal that those testedin a certain county may not be a resident of that county, or even the state asan individual in question may have crossed the state border to be tested. Such is the case ofPleasants and Tucker counties in this report.

West Virginians may pre-register for their COVID-19vaccination at vaccinate.wv.gov. The COVID-19 dashboard located at http://www.coronavirus.wv.gov shows the total number of vaccines administered.Please see the vaccine summary tab for more detailed information.

Free pop-up COVID-19 testing is available today in Boone, Clay, Jefferson,Lewis, Nicholas, and Putnam counties and tomorrow in Boone, Doddridge, andNicholas counties:

Boone County

1:00PM 4:00 PM, Boone County Health Department, 213 Kenmore Dr., Danville, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Clay County

8:00 AM 10:30 AM, Maysel Park, CountyRoute 13/4, Maysel, WV

Jefferson County10:00AM 2:00 PM, Hollywood Casino, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, WV

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Shepherd UniversityWellness Center Parking Lot, 164 University Drive, Shepherdstown, WV

Lewis County

12:00 PM 5:00 PM, Stonewall Jackson Home Oxygen Therapy, 456 MarketPlace, Suite A, Weston, WV

Nicholas County

10:00AM 2:00 PM, St. Lukes United Methodist Church, 18001 West Webster Road,Craigsville, WV (pre-registration:https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Putnam County

9:00 AM 4:00 PM, Liberty Square, 613 Putnam Village, Hurricane, WV (pre-registration: bit.ly/pchd-covid)

April 18

Boone County

1:00PM 4:00 PM, Boone County Health Department, 213 Kenmore Dr., Danville, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Doddridge County

10:00 AM 5:00 PM, Doddridge County Park, 1252 Snowbird Road, West Union,WV

Nicholas County

11:00 AM 3:00 PM, Richwood City Hall, 6 White Avenue, Richwood, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Formore free COVID-19 testing opportunities across the state, please visit https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/pages/testing.aspx.

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COVID-19 Daily Update 4-17-2021 - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources