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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Press Releases

1,517 Press Releases
  • Published on May 8, 2021 - 15:48 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 5-8-2021

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of May 8, 2021, there have been 2,781,925 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 156,001 total cases and 2,726 deaths.   DHHR has confirmed the deaths …

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  • Published on May 7, 2021 - 15:40 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 5-7-2021

    ​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of May 7, 2021, there have been 2,774,600 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 155,680 total cases and 2,719 deaths. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of …

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  • Published on May 6, 2021 - 16:02 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 5-6-2021

    ​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of May 6, 2021, there have been 2,766,533 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 155,341 total cases and 2,713 deaths. After a data quality review from …

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  • Published on May 5, 2021 - 19:35 GMT

    P-EBT Extended for Children 6 and Under

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has extended the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to children under the age of six years old who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and are …

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  • Published on May 5, 2021 - 14:18 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 5-5-2021

    ​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of May 5, 2021, there have been 2,757,291 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 154,956 total cases and 2,707 deaths. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of …

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  • Published on May 4, 2021 - 23:21 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 5-4-2021

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of May 4, 2021, there have been 2,746,420 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 154,551 total cases and 2,695 deaths.   DHHR has confirmed the deaths …

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  • Published on May 3, 2021 - 15:22 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 5-3-2021

    ​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of May 3, 2021, there have been 2,740,117 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 154,207 total cases and 2,686 deaths. There were no deaths reported to …

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  • Published on May 3, 2021 - 13:03 GMT

    Patient Registration for Medical Cannabis Cards Open to Eligible West Virginians

    The West Virginia Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC) encourages eligible West Virginians with serious medical conditions to register for a medical cannabis patient card at www.medcanwv.org.   A list of physicians registered to certify patients as eligible …

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  • Published on May 3, 2021 - 02:00 GMT

    COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics May 3-8, 2021

    Gov. Jim Justice, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, and the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force for COVID-19 Vaccines announced COVID-19 vaccine clinics that will be held across the state.   All West Virginians, age 16 …

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  • Published on May 2, 2021 - 14:39 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 5-2-2021

    ​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of May 2, 2021, there have been 2,735,731 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 153,918 total cases and 2,686 deaths. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of …

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  • Published on May 1, 2021 - 16:20 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 5-1-2021

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of May 1, 2021, there have been 2,726,507 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 153,498 total cases and 2,679 deaths.   There were no deaths reported …

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  • Published on April 30, 2021 - 18:15 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 4-30-2021

    ​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of April 30, 2021, there have been 2,715,379 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 153,128 total cases and 2,679 deaths.  DHHR has confirmed the …

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  • Published on April 30, 2021 - 13:08 GMT

    Closing of Emergency ELIEAP

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) announced that today, Friday, April 30, 2021, is the last day to apply for the Emergency Low Income Energy Assistance Program (ELIEAP). To be eligible for ELIEAP, a past-due heating bill or …

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  • Published on April 29, 2021 - 15:07 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 4-29-2021

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of April 29, 2021, there have been 2,705,821 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 152,733 total cases and 2,674 total deaths.   DHHR has confirmed …

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  • Published on April 28, 2021 - 15:49 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 4-28-2021

    ​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of April 28, 2021, there have been 2,696,061 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 152,301 total cases and 2,673 total deaths. DHHR has confirmed the …

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  • Published on April 27, 2021 - 19:50 GMT

    Legionella Detected at Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital

    As part of its routine annual water testing for Legionella, Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital has detected Legionella in water from two sinks in the Administration Building. The sinks are located in the CEO restroom on the second floor and the former Human …

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  • Published on April 27, 2021 - 14:25 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 4-27-2021

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  • Published on April 26, 2021 - 19:13 GMT

    COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics April 26-May 1, 2021

    Gov. Jim Justice, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, and the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force for COVID-19 Vaccines announced COVID-19 vaccine clinics that will be held across the state.   All West Virginians, age 16 …

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  • Published on April 26, 2021 - 14:03 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 4-26-2021

    ​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of April 26, 2021, there have been 2,678,080 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 151,671 total cases and 2,821 total deaths. There were no deaths …

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  • Published on April 25, 2021 - 14:14 GMT

    COVID-19 Daily Update 4-25-2021

    ​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of April 25, 2021, there have been 2,673,838 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 151,382 total cases and 2,821 total deaths. DHHR has confirmed the …

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