Bill J. Crouch, Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), today announced additional changes as a result of the organizational study of DHHR by the McChrystal Group, at the direction of Gov. Jim Justice. DHHR is centralizing the reporting structures of the staff who work in the job functions Read More…
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First Probable Case of Monkeypox in West Virginia
7/8/2022 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has identified the first probable case of monkeypox in a resident of Berkeley County. Out of respect for patient privacy, no additional information will be released. The United States is currently experiencing a monkeypox outbreak with over 600 cases confirmed nationwide, and there will Read More…
West Virginia School Clothing Allowance Applications Open July 1-31, 2022
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources The following groups will automatically receive School Clothing Allowance benefits for each school-age child in the home by the end of June: Families with school-age children who currently receive WV WORKS cash assistance Parents or guardians of children in foster care Children ages 4-18 who receive Supplemental Read More…
WV DHHR County update on Covid-19
5/26/2022 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of May 26, 2022, there are currently 2,256 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been nine deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,942 deaths attributed to COVID-19. DHHR has confirmed the death of a 79-year old female from Read More…
Gov. Justice vetoes bill splitting DHHR
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice today announced that he has vetoed several bills, including House Bill 4020, which would have split the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources into two different agencies. “We all want to address and correct the very real issues within DHHR, but before we undertake such a drastic change to an Read More…
Gov. Justice reports active cases reach lowest point in more than 620 days
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 INFODuring Friday’s briefing, Gov. Justice reported that, this week, active cases dropped as low as 781; the Read More…
WVDHHR COVID-19 UPDATE
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of March 4, 2022, there are currently 2,088 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 13 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,440 deaths attributed to COVID-19. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 67-year old male from Mercer Read More…
Gov. Justice observes two-year anniversary of first COVID briefing, State of Preparedness declaration
3/4/2022 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. GOV. JUSTICE OBSERVES TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST COVID BRIEFING, STATE OF PREPAREDNESS DECLARATIONGov. Justice announced that Friday marked the two-year Read More…
GOV. JUSTICE: “IT’S STARTING TO FEEL LIKE WE ARE REALLY, REALLY GETTING OUT OF THIS”
WV Nationa.l Guard to complete mission providing staffing support for hospitals by March 11 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.. GOV. JUSTICE: “IT’S STARTING TO FEEL LIKE Read More…
