West Virginia reports 5 additional COVID-19 deaths
April 3, 2021
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CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) West Virginia reported five more coronavirus-related deaths Saturday, raising the state s death toll to more than 2,690 since the pandemic began.
The state Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed the deaths of a 63-year old man from Fayette County, a 74-year old man from Taylor County, a 45-year old woman from Logan County, an 88-year old man from Kanawha County and an 89-year old man from Brooke County.
The total number of virus cases statewide has surpassed 143,000, the state said.
“I believe brighter days are ahead for West Virginia,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet secretary. “We must continue to work together to prevent further loss of loved ones due to COVID-19.”
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CUNEYT DIL and JOHN RABY, Associated Press
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In this March, 23, 2020 file photo West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice issues a stay at home order, effective 8 p.m. Tuesday from his office in the WV State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Justice has expanded his aggressive plan to lift coronavirus restrictions after announcing new hotspots in the state’s eastern panhandle. The Republican governor on Thursday, May 21, 2020 said he is considering a mandatory face mask order for Berkeley and Jefferson counties after at least 35 new cases were reported there in a single day. He has dispatched the National Guard to the region to assess the situation. (Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, file)Kenny Kemp/AP