Average Positive Test Rate Stays Below Three Percent

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The state’s total positive cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,774 with a death toll of 72. The cumulative average positive cases per tests is 2.06% as of Monday morning.

Boone Hospital Reopens Its Clinic

The walk-in clinic at Boone Memorial Hospital Family Medical Center has reopened with extra precautions. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. The walk-in clinic portion of the facility is located on the first floor, while primary care and specialty providers will continue to see patients on the third floor. … Read more

WV revenue projections improving

Governor Justice says revenue collection is improving, and the projected five-hundred-million-dollar shortfall, will be much less. He says it’s now looking more like 350-million-dollars, and 200-million will eventually be paid by taxpayers after the July 15th state income tax deadline.

12 new COVID-19 cases in WV

There are twelve new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, bringing the total close to 18-hundred. The death toll remains at 72. More than three-thousand people were tested for COVID-19 in the state’s second round of testing over the weekend. Test results will be back in a few days. West Virginia’s positive test rate is … Read more

Furloughs begin at WVU

Furloughs begin today at West Virginia University. More than nine-hundred workers are being laid off for 45 to 60 days, and will save the university nearly four-million-dollars. Workers will return at either the end of June or the end of July.

5-year-old girl hit by car

A five-year-old girl who was hit by a car on South Park Road is stable, but in critical condition. She ran into the road and the driver didn’t have time to stop. No charges have been filed.