Staff writer
WELLSBURG At a special meeting Friday, the Brooke County Board of Education voted to return to a mix of in-person and remote learning next week, reversing its decision earlier this week to keep students home for remote learning for the remainder of the month.
All cited an order Wednesday by the West Virginia Board of Education that all students in grades K-8 return to some level of in-person classroom instruction and for those in grades 9-12 return unless their counties have been designated red for COVID-19 on a state map maintained by the state Department of Health and Human Resources.
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As new COVID-19 cases continue to be reported across the Ohio Valley, the Brooke and Hancock county health departments have begun vaccinations of people 80 and older while the Hancock board of health also has moved to temporarily ban smoking in all public places.
Mike Bolen, administrator of the Brooke County Health Department, said he’d received little notice that 100 doses of Moderna would be distributed to each of the state’s 48 local health departments for administration to that age group.
But Bolen said following a posting on the department’s website and Facebook page, appointments for the voluntary vaccination were filled quickly.
wscott@heraldstaronline.com
As new COVID-19 cases continue to be reported across the Ohio Valley, the Brooke and Hancock county health departments have begun vaccinations of people 80 and older while the Hancock board of health also has moved to temporarily ban smoking in all public places.
Mike Bolen, administrator of the Brooke County Health Department, said he’d received little notice that 100 doses of Moderna would be distributed to each of the state’s 48 local health departments for administration to that age group.
But Bolen said following a posting on the department’s website and Facebook page, appointments for the voluntary vaccination were filled quickly.
Staff writer
Public health officials in Brooke, Hancock and Jefferson counties report that COVID-19 cases continue to rise, with a very high incidence of exposure and spread classifying them as red.
Dr. Mark Kissinger, medical officer for the Jefferson County Health Department, said last week the department was aware of about 60 to 70 new cases per day.
Mike Bolen, administrator of the Brooke County Health Department, said the county’s daily average has been 25, while Hancock County public health officials have reported 40 to 50 new cases each day.
The Jefferson County department has reported a total of 1,192 active cases, including 40 who are hospitalized.
Staff writer
Public health officials in Brooke, Hancock and Jefferson counties report that COVID-19 cases continue to rise, with a very high incidence of exposure and spread classifying them as red.
Dr. Mark Kissinger, medical officer for the Jefferson County Health Department, said last week the department was aware of about 60 to 70 new cases per day.
Mike Bolen, administrator of the Brooke County Health Department, said the county’s daily average has been 25, while Hancock County public health officials have reported 40 to 50 new cases each day.
The Jefferson County department has reported a total of 1,192 active cases, including 40 who are hospitalized. The Brooke County department has counted 175 active cases and 76 active probable ones, with the latter applying to people who were found positive for the virus through the less reliable rapid test after displaying symptoms; with seven who have been hospitalized.