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CHARLESTON One person from Wood County was confirmed as a death from the COVID-19 coronavirus Wednesday morning from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
The state confirmed the death of a76-year-old male from Wood County, according to the Wednesday morning pandemic update from the department.
Eleven additional deaths from the virus were confirmed in the 24-hour period from Tuesday to Wednesday morning. The total of deaths since the pandemic started a year ago was at 2,285 as of Wednesday morning.
Deaths were also confirmed on Wednesday of residents from Mercer, Berkeley, Grant, Kanawha, Boone, Marion and Logan counties, according to the state.
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CHARLESTON Vaccination clinics are scheduled this week in local counties and around West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force for COVID-19 Vaccines said in a joint release.
The vaccination program through the Operation Save Our Wisdom initiative this week will be offered to residents 65 and older.
All West Virginians 16 and older are encouraged to pre-register for a vaccination through the Vaccine Registration System at www.vaccinate.wv.gov or by calling 1 833 734-0965. The information line is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.