| CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice and members of the West Virginia COVID-19 pandemic response leadership team held another news briefing today to update the public on the state’s latest pandemic response and vaccine distribution efforts. |
| CASE NUMBERS & VACCINE/BOOSTER INFO During Friday’s briefing, Gov. Justice reported that, this week, active cases dropped as low as 781; the lowest daily case count since July 4, 2020 – 622 days ago. “Think about how long ago that is,” Gov. Justice said. “That’s a really meaningful achievement.” |
| Total active cases have decreased by more than 96% from their latest peak eight weeks ago. COVID-19 Dashboard | Coronavirus.wv.gov Since nearing peak hospital capacity in early February, COVID-related hospitalizations in West Virginia are down 78%, ICU patients are down 72%, and patients on ventilators are down 73%. An updated breakdown of the West Virginia County Alert Map is as follows: Red (0) | Orange (0) | Gold (0) | Yellow (1) | Green (54) |
| Still, after reading the ages and locations of another 87 individuals who have passed away from COVID-19 since Monday, Gov. Justice continued to urge West Virginians to get vaccinated and boosted. Initial series vaccinations are available for free for all West Virginians ages 5 and older and booster shots are authorized and encouraged for all West Virginians ages 12 and older. Read more about vaccines and boosters at Vaccinate.wv.gov and at CDC.gov. |
| With yesterday marking the two year anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 being identified in West Virginia, the Governor also aired a video recapping the state’s pandemic response in that time. |
