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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Press Releases

1,517 Press Releases
  • Published on March 8, 2022 - 16:32 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 3-8-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of March 8, 2022, there are currently 1,582 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 18 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,470 deaths attributed to …

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  • Published on March 7, 2022 - 17:16 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 3-7-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of March 7, 2022, there are currently 1,909 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 12 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,452 deaths attributed to …

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  • Published on March 4, 2022 - 19:25 GMT

    WIC Introduces Additional Flexibilities Amid Powdered Infant Formula Recall

    West Virginia’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Public Health is announcing additional flexibilities for WIC participants following …

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  • Published on March 4, 2022 - 16:31 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 3-4-2022

    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 …

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  • Published on March 3, 2022 - 19:37 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 3-3-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of March 3, 2022, there are currently 2,049 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 46 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,427 deaths attributed to …

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  • Published on March 2, 2022 - 18:46 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 3-2-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of March 2, 2022, there are currently 2,143 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 42 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,381 deaths attributed to …

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  • Published on March 2, 2022 - 17:08 GMT

    West Virginia Overdose Deaths Trending Downward

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) has reported an improvement in the number of monthly overdose deaths from April 2021 through September 2021. This downward trend aligns with provisional data …

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  • Published on March 1, 2022 - 16:43 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 3-1-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of March 1, 2022, there are currently 2,575 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 22 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,339 deaths attributed to …

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  • Published on February 28, 2022 - 16:56 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 2-28-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of February 28, 2022, there are currently 3,045 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been nine deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,317 deaths …

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  • Published on February 26, 2022 - 00:35 GMT

    REVISED DHHR Confirms First Case of Salmonella Likely Related to Recalled Powdered Infant Formula

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health, in coordination with local health partners, has confirmed the state’s first case of salmonella in an infant likely related to consumption of recalled powdered …

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  • Published on February 25, 2022 - 17:00 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 2-25-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of February 25, 2022, there are currently 3,339 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 20 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,308 deaths attributed …

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  • Published on February 24, 2022 - 23:31 GMT

    DHHR Confirms First Case of Salmonella Due to Recalled Powdered Infant Formula

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health, in coordination with local health partners, has confirmed the state’s first case of salmonella in an infant as a result of ingesting recalled powdered infant …

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  • Published on February 24, 2022 - 16:15 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 2-24-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of February 24, 2022, there are currently 3,336 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 38 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,288 deaths attributed …

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  • Published on February 23, 2022 - 17:28 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 2-23-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of February 23, 2022, there are currently 3,574 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 31 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,250 deaths attributed …

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  • Published on February 22, 2022 - 18:19 GMT

    West Virginia Joins National Developmental Monitoring Project

    West Virginia’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) has joined 19 other states in the WIC Developmental Monitoring Project through a partnership with the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists and the U.S …

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  • Published on February 22, 2022 - 15:58 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 2-22-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of February 22, 2022, there are currently 4,028 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 36 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,219 deaths attributed …

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  • Published on February 21, 2022 - 18:03 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 2-21-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of February 21, 2022, there are currently 4,665 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 21 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,183 deaths attributed …

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  • Published on February 18, 2022 - 23:10 GMT

    DHHR Issues Warning About Certain Recalled Powdered Infant Formulas

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Office of Environmental Health Services within the Bureau for Public Health, is advising parents and caregivers to cease the use of certain Similac, Alimentum or EleCare powdered infant …

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  • Published on February 18, 2022 - 17:17 GMT

    Death of Former DHHR Cabinet Secretary Paul Nusbaum

    Paul Nusbaum, former Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), died on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. He served as Cabinet Secretary from 2001-2005, under former Governor Bob Wise.  Following his departure from …

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  • Published on February 18, 2022 - 17:17 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 2-18-2022

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of February 18, 2022, there are currently 4,768 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 16 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,162 deaths attributed …

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