CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Doddridge County was marked as ‘red’ on the COVID-19 daily map released by the state Department of Health and Human Resources Wednesday.
Both the county’s rolling 14-day average for new COVID-19 cases (25.37) and the daily positivity rate (8.4%) are in the ‘red’ category.
The state confirmed 263 new COVID-19 Wednesday. The statewide daily positivity rate is 4.21%.
The state DHHR reported four additional deaths including an 83-year old male from Berkeley County, a 73-year old male from Kanawha County, a 94-year old male from Kanawha County, and a 67-year old male from Summers County. Total deaths are now at 391.
West Virginia now has the eighth lowest Rt Value, which measures the estimated rate of spread of the virus, at .95.
.@WV_DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., October 14, 2020, there have been 648,771 total confirmatory laboratory results received for #COVID19, with 18,818 total cases and 391 deaths. https://t.co/3H7JQZNlEN pic.twitter.com/K2syn8kc4F
— WV DHHR (@WV_DHHR) October 14, 2020
According to the DHHR, West Virginia now has a pandemic-high 180 people hospitalized with the virus. There are 61 patients in ICU and 28 of them are being treated on ventilators.
Overall confirmed cases per county include: Barbour (154), Berkeley (1,301), Boone (276), Braxton (26), Brooke (138), Cabell (1,066), Calhoun (31), Clay (48), Doddridge (59), Fayette (695), Gilmer (57), Grant (177), Greenbrier (145), Hampshire (118), Hancock (185), Hardy (99), Harrison (573), Jackson (334), Jefferson (488), Kanawha (3,170), Lewis (58), Lincoln (199), Logan (697), Marion (333), Marshall (221), Mason (154), McDowell (99), Mercer (488), Mineral (192), Mingo (467), Monongalia (2,183), Monroe (170), Morgan (83), Nicholas (158), Ohio (421), Pendleton (62), Pleasants (21), Pocahontas (61), Preston (171), Putnam (732), Raleigh (623), Randolph (351), Ritchie (20), Roane (79), Summers (67), Taylor (156), Tucker (49), Tyler (24), Upshur (191), Wayne (460), Webster (14), Wetzel (71), Wirt (22), Wood (437), Wyoming (144).
Free COVID-19 testing is available Wednesday in Berkeley, Cabell, Doddridge, Harrison, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo, Monongalia, Nicholas, Putnam, Randolph, Taylor, Upshur, Wayne, and Wirt counties:
Berkeley County, October 14, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Berkeley County Health Department, 122 Waverly Court, Martinsburg, WV *Appointment required by calling 304-267-5031
Cabell County, October 14, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Cabell Co. Health Department, 703 Seventh Avenue, Huntington, WV (flu shots offered)
Doddridge County, October 14, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Doddridge County High School, 79 Bulldog Drive, West Union, WV
Harrison County, October 14, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Harrison-Clarksburg Health Department, 330 W. Main Street, Clarksburg, WV (use Jackson Square/Traders Alley entrance)
Kanawha County, October 14, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Sissonville Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, 2007 McClure Parkway, Sissonville, WV (flu shots offered)
Logan County, October 14, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Old 84 Lumber Building, 100 Recovery Road, Peach Creek, WV
Mingo County, October 14, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Mingo Central High School, 1000 King Coal Highway, Delbarton, WV
Monongalia County, October 14, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, West Virginia University, Student Recreation Center, 2001 Rec Center Drive, Morgantown, WV
Nicholas County, October 14, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Summersville Arena/Conference Center, 3 Armory Way, Summersville, WV
Putnam County, October 14, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Putnam County Fairgrounds, 522 Park Road, Eleanor, WV
Randolph County, October 14, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 22 Buffalo Street, Elkins, WV
Taylor County, October 14, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, First Baptist Church of Grafton, 2034 Webster Pike (US Rt. 119 South), Grafton, WV
Upshur County, October 14, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Buckhannon-Upshur High School, 270 BU Drive, Buckhannon, WV
Wayne County, October 14, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Spring Valley High School, 1 Timberwolf Drive, Huntington, WV AND 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Wayne County Health Department, 217 Kenova Avenue, Wayne, WV
Wirt County, October 14, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Wirt County Board of Education, 389 Mulberry Street, Elizabeth, WV
Additional testing will be held Thursday, October 15 in Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Cabell, Doddridge, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marion, Mingo, Morgan, Taylor, and Upshur counties.