COVID-19 pandemic in West Virginia

The U.S. state of West Virginia reported its first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 17, 2020, becoming the last state to do so.[4] However, the particular patient had been showing symptoms for several days prior.[5] On March 29, 2020, the state reported its first COVID-19 death.[1]

COVID-19 pandemic in West Virginia
Members of the West Virginia National Guard provide personal protective equipment training on March 16, 2020
COVID-19 cases by county in West Virginia as of August 9   1–19 cases   20–99 cases   100–199 cases   200–299 cases   > 300 cases
Map of the outbreak in West Virginia by confirmed new infections per 100,000 people (14 days preceding August 15)   500+ confirmed new cases   200–500 confirmed new cases   100–200 confirmed new cases   50–100 confirmed new cases   20–50 confirmed new cases   10–20 confirmed new cases   0–10 confirmed new cases   No confirmed new cases or no data
Map of the outbreak in West Virginia by total confirmed infections per 100,000 people (as of August 15)   3,000+ confirmed infected   1,000–3,000 confirmed infected   300–1,000 confirmed infected   100–300 confirmed infected   30–100 confirmed infected   0–30 confirmed infected   No confirmed infected or no data
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	West Virginia, U.S.
Index case	Shepherdstown
Arrival date	March 17, 2020
Confirmed cases	7,694[1][2]
Hospitalized cases	124 (current)[3]
Critical cases	50 (current)[3]
Ventilator cases	15 (current)[3]
Recovered	5,678[3]
Deaths	139[1]
Government website
dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19

As of August 9, 2020, West Virginia had 7,694 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 139 deaths from the disease.[1] The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that between 99 and 434 excess deaths have occurred in the state through May 9, 2020.[6]

Timeline

As of March 16, 2020, West Virginia had tested 84 suspected cases.[7] The state announced its first case, in Shepherdstown, on March 17.[8][9][10] As of March 18, the second case was announced. Also on that date, 148 West Virginians had been tested for the virus.[11] On March 20, West Virginia had confirmed 8 cases of COVID-19.[12] And on March 22, there were 16 confirmed cases.[1] A March 22 Washington Post article described efforts to implement social distancing in Grant County.[13]

West Virginia's first death occurred on March 29 in Marion County.[14] The state's first death due to COVID-19 was an 88-year-old woman.[15] At the end of March 2020, there were 4,143 persons in WV tested, of which 162 were positive and 3,981 were negative, alongside this one death. Counties with the highest number of positive cases were in Kanawha and Monongalia counties.[16]

At the end of April 2020, there were 44,700 COVID-19 lab results received in WV, of which 1,125 were positive. The death tally stood at 44.[17]

At the end of May 2020, there were a total of 97,622 COVID-19 laboratory results received, of which 2,010 were positive. The death tally stood at 75.[18]

At the end of June 2020, there were a total of 171,663 COVID-19 laboratory results received, of which 2,905 were positive. The death tally stood at 93.[19]

On July 1, 2020, the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate was 1.69 percent.[20]

On July 16, an employee who works for the West Virginia House of Delegates tested positive for the virus according to Speaker Roger Hanshaw which resulted in closure of the clerk's office until further notice.[21]

On July 25, Doddridge County became the last county in the state to report a positive COVID-19 case.[22]

Government responses

On March 13, Governor Jim Justice announced all schools across the state would close indefinitely beginning on March 16, 2020, as a proactive measure.[23]

On March 15, the mayor of Charleston, West Virginia, declared a state of emergency.[24] Then, March 16, the Governor declared a state of emergency.[25]

On March 17, Justice ordered restaurant dining rooms, bars, and casinos to close until March 31.[9]

By March 21, several Mid-Ohio Valley counties had closed their courthouses to the public or limited access.[26]

By March 22, Justice urged West Virginians to stay home as much as possible.[27] Justice was joined by Dr. Clay Marsh, vice president of West Virginia University and executive dean for Health Sciences. Marsh said that New York is being hit by a tsunami wave of coronavirus cases and if West Virginians can stay home as much as possible the next few weeks, the tsunami wave can become more like a stream for West Virginia.[27]

"We are faced with a pandemic by a virus that we have no immune system that responds to, so we can’t fight it ... If we do these things, we’ll continue to be the leaders. We have demonstrated how we too, as a state pulling together, can protect each other and protect our health care workers. Once this window of opportunity is gone, it won’t matter what we do then."[27]

On March 23, Governor Justice ordered non-essential businesses to be closed immediately, and issued a stay-at-home order effective March 24 at 8 p.m.[28][29]

On March 25, WV Statewide Day of Prayer, a 45-minute service dedicated to the people affected with Coronavirus disease.[30] It was held by Governor Jim Justice and moderator Dr. Dan Anderson.[31]

On April 17, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced it would work with the National Guard to test individuals for COVID-19 who reside or work in the state's nursing homes.[32]

On April 30, Justice announced "West Virginia Strong: The Comeback", a lifting of the present stay-at-home order that will transition to a safer-at-home plan. Specific sector businesses will be allowed to re-open over the month and a half after May 3, 2020, if certain parameters of COVID-19 testing are met. West Virginia's stay-at-home order will be lifted at 12:01 a.m. Monday, May 4 and will be replaced with a safer-at-home program, which will strongly encourage residents to stay home but not make it mandatory to do so.[33]

On May 14, the WV Governor and Dept. of Health and Human Resources announced plans to increase testing among minorities and otherwise vulnerable populations in counties with large minority populations and evidence of transmission.[34] The next day, they announced free testing in WV counties that are medically underserved.

Religious entities have been excluded from the virus closures in the state. The WV Dept. of Health and Human Resources reported on June 13, a fifth outbreak at churches in the state had occurred. This time it was in Greenbrier County, which followed prior outbreaks at churches in Boone, Hampshire, Jefferson and Marshall counties.[35] The Graystone Baptist Church in Greenbrier County had some 33 COVID-19 cases.[36]

As of July 1, some 115 COVID-19 cases across West Virginia, the governor stated, were traced to residents traveling to Myrtle Beach, SC. "I strongly urge anybody that's been to Myrtle Beach to please get tested" Justice said.[37] In a July 1 press release,[37] Justice reported testing over 10,000 inmates and 4,000 employees in the state's correctional system showed one active COVID-19 case in an inmate at the Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail and two employees.

On July 2, Justice announced that he is considering making masks mandatory in indoor spaces where social distancing isn't possible.[38] He issued an order on July 6 mandating masks in indoor public spaces outside of the home to reduce the spread of COVID-19.[39]

Federal response

West Virginia will receive $5.6 million of federal money to fight COVID-19.[40]

On July 1, 2020, in his press release,[41] Justice reported that West Virginia had been awarded over $24 million through the federal CARES Act.

Impact on sports and the economy

On March 12, the National Collegiate Athletic Association cancelled all winter and spring tournaments, most notably the Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments, affecting colleges and universities statewide.[42] On March 16, the National Junior College Athletic Association also canceled the remainder of the winter seasons as well as the spring seasons.[43]

The governor's reopening plan requires the state's cumulative positive test rate for COVID-19 to stay below three percent for three days, in contrast to the prior benchmark of having cases decline for two weeks.[44]

The Associated Press[45] reports over 250,000 unemployment claims were processed in West Virginia since the pandemic shutdown in March. Workforce West Virginia surpassed $1 billion in unemployment benefits to West Virginia residents.[46] The unemployment rate in the state fell two points to 12.9 percent in May[47] as the state started its reopening. West Virginia received over 35,000 fraudulent pandemic claims in June.[44]

Justice, in his July 1 press release,[46] announced "historic revenue surplus" in West Virginia for fiscal year 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. He also stated that overall consumer spending in the state returned to prepandemic levels in June, according to a state-by-state analysis he said was conduced by the Harvard-based research group Opportunity Insights.[46]

The West Virginia Strong—The Comeback plan to restart the state's economy saw July 1 reopenings include fairs, festivals, amusement parks and rides, along with outdoor open air concerts.[46]

Statistics

COVID-19 cases in West Virginia, United States  ()      Deaths        Active cases Mar Mar Apr Apr May May Jun Jun Jul Jul Last 15 days Last 15 days Date # of cases # of deaths 2020-03-17 ​ 1 0 2020-03-18 ​ 1(+0%) 0 2020-03-19 ​ 2(+100%) 0 2020-03-20 ​ 7(+250%) 0 2020-03-21 ​ 8(+14.3%) 0 2020-03-22 ​ 9(+12.5%) 0 2020-03-23 ​ 14(+55.6%) 0 2020-03-24 ​ 23(+64.3%) 0 2020-03-25 ​ 48(+109%) 0 2020-03-26 ​ 70(+45.8%) 0 2020-03-27 ​ 101(+44.3%) 0 2020-03-28 ​ 113(+11.9%) 0 2020-03-29 ​ 131(+15.9%) 0 2020-03-30 ​ ​ 154(+17.6%) 1 2020-03-31 ​ ​ 178(+15.6%) 1 2020-04-01 ​ ​ 209(+17.4%) 1 2020-04-02 ​ ​ 229(+9.6%) 1 2020-04-03 ​ ​ 281(+22.7%) 2(+100%) 2020-04-04 ​ ​ 327(+16.4%) 2 2020-04-05 ​ ​ 347(+6.1%) 3(+50%) 2020-04-06 ​ ​ 420(+21%) 4(+33.3%) 2020-04-07 ​ ​ 459(+9.3%) 4 2020-04-08 ​ ​ 483(+5.2%) 4 2020-04-09 ​ ​ 541(+12%) 4 2020-04-10 ​ ​ 580(+7.2%) 4 2020-04-11 ​ ​ 596(+2.8%) 4 2020-04-12 ​ ​ 622(+4.4%) 4 2020-04-13 ​ ​ 639(+2.7%) 6(+50%) 2020-04-14 ​ ​ 698(+9.2%) 6 2020-04-15 ​ ​ 715(+2.4%) 6 2020-04-16 ​ ​ 733(+2.5%) 6 2020-04-17 ​ ​ 777(+6%) 7(+16.7%) 2020-04-18 ​ ​ 850(+9.4%) 7 2020-04-19 ​ ​ 858(+0.9%) 7 2020-04-20 ​ ​ 888(+3.5%) 7 2020-04-21 ​ ​ 923(+3.9%) 7 2020-04-22 ​ ​ 954(+3.4%) 7 2020-04-23 ​ ​ 980(+2.7%) 31(+342.9%) 2020-04-24 ​ ​ 1,027(+4.8%) 32(+3.2%) 2020-04-25 ​ ​ 1,045(+1.8%) 32 2020-04-26 ​ ​ 1,055(+1%) 34(+6.3%) 2020-04-27 ​ ​ 1,083(+2.7%) 34 2020-04-28 ​ ​ 1,095(+1.1%) 38(+11.8%) 2020-04-29 ​ ​ 1,118(+2.1%) 38 2020-04-30 ​ ​ 1,132(+1.3%) 41(+7.9%) 2020-05-01 ​ ​ ​ 1,166(+3%) 46(+12.2%) 2020-05-02 ​ ​ ​ 1,176(+1%) 48(+4.3%) 2020-05-03 ​ ​ ​ 1,192(+1%) 48 2020-05-04 ​ ​ ​ 1,216(+2%) 48 2020-05-05 ​ ​ ​ 1,239(+2%) 48 2020-05-06 ​ ​ ​ 1,280(+3%) 50(+4.2%) 2020-05-07 ​ ​ ​ 1,301(+2%) 51(+2%) 2020-05-08 ​ ​ ​ 1,332(+2%) 52(+2%) 2020-05-09 ​ ​ ​ 1,352(+2%) 52 2020-05-10 ​ ​ ​ 1,361(+1%) 54(+3.8%) 2020-05-11 ​ ​ ​ 1,373(+1%) 54 2020-05-12 ​ ​ ​ 1,384(+1%) 58(+7.4%) 2020-05-13 ​ ​ ​ 1,416(+2%) 58 2020-05-14 ​ ​ ​ 1,445(+2%) 60(+3.4%) 2020-05-15 ​ ​ ​ 1,473(+2%) 64(+6.7%) 2020-05-16 ​ ​ ​ 1,499(+2%) 64 2020-05-17 ​ ​ ​ 1,507(+1%) 67(+4.7%) 2020-05-18 ​ ​ ​ 1,521(+1%) 68(+1.5%) 2020-05-19 ​ ​ ​ 1,555(+2%) 68 2020-05-20 ​ ​ ​ 1,607(+3%) 69(+1.5%) 2020-05-21 ​ ​ ​ 1,640(+2%) 70(+1.4%) 2020-05-22 ​ ​ ​ 1,712(+4%) 72(+2.9%) 2020-05-23 ​ ​ ​ 1,743(+2%) 72 2020-05-24 ​ ​ ​ 1,769(+1%) 72 2020-05-25 ​ ​ ​ 1,782(+1%) 72 2020-05-26 ​ ​ ​ 1,851(+4%) 72 2020-05-27 ​ ​ ​ 1,901(+3%) 74(+2.8%) 2020-05-28 ​ ​ ​ 1,938(+2%) 74 2020-05-29 ​ ​ ​ 1,969(+2%) 74 2020-05-30 ​ ​ ​ 1,991(+1%) 75(+1.4%) 2020-05-31 ​ ​ ​ 1,997(+0.3%) 75 2020-06-01 ​ ​ ​ 2,031(+2%) 76(+1.3%) 2020-06-02 ​ ​ ​ 2,053(+1%) 78(+2.6%) 2020-06-03 ​ ​ ​ 2,076(+1%) 78 2020-06-04 ​ ​ ​ 2,097(+1%) 79(+1.3%) 2020-06-05 ​ ​ ​ 2,111(+1%) 84(+6.3%) 2020-06-06 ​ ​ ​ 2,122(+1%) 84 2020-06-07 ​ ​ ​ 2,131(+0.4%) 84 2020-06-08 ​ ​ ​ 2,151(+1%) 84 2020-06-09 ​ ​ ​ 2,164(+1%) 84 2020-06-10 ​ ​ ​ 2,189(+1%) 85(+1.2%) 2020-06-11 ​ ​ ​ 2,214(+1%) 86(+1.2%) 2020-06-12 ​ ​ ​ 2,242(+1%) 88(+2.3%) 2020-06-13 ​ ​ ​ 2,276(+2%) 88 2020-06-14 ​ ​ ​ 2,281(+0.2%) 88 2020-06-15 ​ ​ ​ 2,315(+1%) 88 2020-06-16 ​ ​ ​ 2,340(+1%) 88 2020-06-17 ​ ​ ​ 2,389(+2%) 88 2020-06-18 ​ ​ ​ 2,431(+2%) 88 2020-06-19 ​ ​ ​ 2,482(+2%) 88 2020-06-20 ​ ​ ​ 2,517(+1%) 88 2020-06-21 ​ ​ ​ 2,532(+1%) 89(+1.1%) 2020-06-22 ​ ​ ​ 2,565(+1%) 89 2020-06-23 ​ ​ ​ 2,603(+1%) 92(+3.4%) 2020-06-24 ​ ​ ​ 2,648(+2%) 92 2020-06-25 ​ ​ ​ 2,706(+2%) 92 2020-06-26 ​ ​ ​ 2,757(+2%) 92 2020-06-27 ​ ​ ​ 2,782(+1%) 93(+1.1%) 2020-06-28 ​ ​ ​ 2,832(+2%) 93 2020-06-29 ​ ​ ​ 2,870(+1%) 93 2020-06-30 ​ ​ ​ 2,905(+1%) 93 2020-07-01 ​ ​ ​ 2,979(+3%) 93 2020-07-02 ​ ​ ​ 3,053(+3%) 93 2020-07-03 ​ ​ ​ 3,126(+2%) 93 2020-07-04 ​ ​ ​ 3,205(+3%) 94(+1.1%) 2020-07-05 ​ ​ ​ 3,335(+4%) 95(+1.1%) 2020-07-06 ​ ​ ​ 3,442(+3%) 95 2020-07-07 ​ ​ ​ 3,505(+2%) 95 2020-07-08 ​ ​ ​ 3,707(+6%) 95 2020-07-09 ​ ​ ​ 3,826(+3%) 95 2020-07-10 ​ ​ ​ 3,983(+4%) 95 2020-07-11 ​ ​ ​ 4,146(+4%) 96(+1.1%) 2020-07-12 ​ ​ ​ 4,244(+2%) 96 2020-07-13 ​ ​ ​ 4,313(+2%) 97(+1%) 2020-07-14 ​ ​ ​ 4,407(+2%) 97 2020-07-15 ​ ​ ​ 4,557(+3%) 98(+1%) 2020-07-16 ​ ​ ​ 4,657(+2%) 99(+1%) 2020-07-17 ​ ​ ​ 4,783(+3%) 100(+1%) 2020-07-18 ​ ​ ​ 4,922(+3%) 100 2020-07-19 ​ ​ ​ 5,042(+2%) 100 2020-07-20 ​ ​ ​ 5,142(+2%) 100 2020-07-21 ​ ​ ​ 5,199(+1%) 101(+1%) 2020-07-22 ​ ​ ​ 5,461(+5%) 102(+1%) Sources: "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)...[updated daily]". dhhr.wv.gov. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services.

COVID-19 pandemic medical cases in West Virginia by county

County [lower-alpha 1]	Confirmed cases	Probable cases	Recovered	Deaths [lower-alpha 2]	Pop (2013)
53 / 55	2,902	104	2,328	93	1,852,994
Barbour	15	0	9	1	16,589
Berkeley	441	18	367	10	104,169
Boone	21	0	17	0	24,629
Braxton	3	0	2	0	14,523
Brooke	8	1	7	0	24,069
Cabell	128	6	72	0	96,319
Calhoun	2	0	1	0	7,627
Clay	10	0	9	1	9,386
Doddridge	0	0	0	0	8,202
Fayette	66	0	51	4	46,039
Gilmer	13	0	11	0	8,693
Grant	15	1	16	0	11,937
Greenbrier	61	0	32	1	35,480
Hampshire	42	0	40	1	23,964
Hancock	20	3	20	0	30,676
Hardy	43	1	40	0	14,025
Harrison	65	0	43	1	69,099
Jackson	143	0	123	18	29,211
Jefferson	228	5	212	4	53,498
Kanawha	318	9	248	20	193,063
Lewis	18	1	14	2	16,372
Lincoln	8	0	5	0	21,720
Logan	25	0	20	1	36,743
Marion	58	3	48	2	56,418
Marshall	40	1	34	0	33,107
Mason	19	0	15	0	27,324
McDowell	6	0	6	0	22,113
Mercer	45	0	13	0	62,264
Mineral	55	2	49	3	28,212
Mingo	20	3	13	2	26,839
Monongalia	166	14	149	5	96,189
Monroe	12	1	9	0	13,502
Morgan	19	1	20	0	17,541
Nicholas	10	1	9	1	26,233
Ohio	97	1	71	1	44,443
Pendleton	12	1	10	1	7,695
Pleasants	4	1	4	0	7,605
Pocahontas	26	1	24	0	8,719
Preston	64	15	63	2	33,520
Putnam	58	1	38	0	55,486
Raleigh	53	1	30	0	78,859
Randolph	161	1	148	0	29,405
Ritchie	2	0	2	0	10,449
Roane	11	0	8	1	14,926
Summers	2	0	2	0	13,927
Taylor	15	1	11	0	16,895
Tucker	6	0	6	0	7,141
Tyler	4	0	3	0	9,208
Upshur	20	1	11	0	24,254
Wayne	111	1	97	9	42,481
Webster	0	0	0	0	9,154
Wetzel	10	0	9	0	16,583
Wirt	4	0	4	0	5,717
Wood	92	8	58	2	86,956
Wyoming	7	0	5	0	23,796
Updated Jul 2, 2020 Data is publicly reported by West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources[48]
County where individuals with a positive case was diagnosed. Location of original infection may vary. "–" denotes that no data is currently available for that county, not that the value is zero.

See also

• Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
• COVID-19 pandemic in the United States – for impact on the country
• COVID-19 pandemic – for impact on other countries

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External links

• Information from the West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources