Four new COVID-19 cases reported in West Virginia Sunday evening

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — UPDATED: 5:15 p.m., 5/3/20

Health officials confirmed four more positive cases in West Virginia Sunday evening.

The state’s total of confirmed cases is now 1,195, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. A total of 11 new cases were added by Sunday.

No new deaths were reported in the state DHHR’s evening update.

The positive case breakdown by county includes Barbour (5), Berkeley (159), Boone (6), Braxton (2), Brooke (3), Cabell (44), Fayette (15), Gilmer (2), Grant (1), Greenbrier (6), Hampshire (7), Hancock (11), Hardy (7), Harrison (31), Jackson (130), Jefferson (81), Kanawha (167), Lewis (4), Lincoln (2), Logan (13), Marion (46), Marshall (16), Mason (12), McDowell (6), Mercer (10), Mineral (18), Mingo (2), Monongalia (105), Monroe (5), Morgan (13), Nicholas (6), Ohio (33), Pendleton (3), Pleasants (2), Pocahontas (2), Preston (13), Putnam (28), Raleigh (11), Randolph (4), Ritchie (1), Roane (7), Summers (1), Taylor (7), Tucker (4), Tyler (3), Upshur (4), Wayne (89), Wetzel (3), Wirt (3), Wood (41), Wyoming (1).

ORIGINAL STORY

Seven new positive coronavirus cases were reported Sunday morning in West Virginia.

The state's total number of cases rose to 1,191, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.

No new deaths were reported at 10 a.m. The state's death toll stands at 50 after health officials confirmed three deaths from the virus Saturday.

As of Saturday evening, there are 503 active cases in the state. At least 611 West Virginians have recovered from the virus, according to the state DHHR.

The positive case breakdown by county includes Barbour (5), Berkeley (159), Boone (6), Braxton (2), Brooke (3), Cabell (44), Fayette (14), Gilmer (2), Grant (1), Greenbrier (6), Hampshire (7), Hancock (11), Hardy (7), Harrison (30), Jackson (130), Jefferson (81), Kanawha (167), Lewis (4), Lincoln (2), Logan (13), Marion (46), Marshall (16), Mason (12), McDowell (6), Mercer (10), Mineral (18), Mingo (2), Monongalia (105), Monroe (5), Morgan (13), Nicholas (6), Ohio (33), Pendleton (3), Pleasants (2), Pocahontas (2), Preston (13), Putnam (28), Raleigh (10), Randolph (4), Roane (7), Summers (1), Taylor (7), Tucker (4), Tyler (3), Upshur (4), Wayne (89), Wetzel (3), Wirt (3), Wood (41), Wyoming (1).

Delays may be experienced with the reporting of cases and deaths from local health departments to the state health department so numbers may not always match.

A second update is expected from the state DHHR at 5 p.m.