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The number of COVID-19 cases in the state has spiked to over four-hundred, and more than twelve-thousand people have been tested.

There are 75 positive cases of COVID-19 in Kanawha County. Three more residents at the Eastbrook Center tested positive for the virus, bringing the total number at the senior care facility to five. More than fifty tests are still pending.

Kanawha County first responders will receive “Hero Pay” for being on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kanawha County Commission approved an increase of four-dollars-per-hour during the State of Emergency.

Residents of Mingo County who have COVID-19 symptoms or are considered high risk soon will have the option to test through a drive-thru clinic. The Mingo County Health Department says anyone experiencing fever, cough and shortness of breath or those who have been in contact with someone with a confirmed case of the virus are … Read more

The West Virginia National Guard is helping to distribute supplies and help in other capacities. Guard members are helping Workforce West Virginia process unemployment claims and by staffing call centers. Guard members have also helped with testing more than 150 residents and staff from Eastbrook Center in Kanawha County. A Guard task force will train … Read more

Kanawha County school officials have confirmed the woman who died in a fire last week in Big Chimney was a former principal. Melissa Cisco died in a house fire that was reported around 9 a.m. Friday in the 4500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Cisco retired in 2001 from Clendenin Elementary School. She started working for … Read more

The Salvation Army said it has established a hotline that people can call for emotional and spiritual support during the COVID-19 crisis. It’s available toll free from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week at 844-458-HOPE (4673). A team of specialists, made up of Salvation Army officers and trained employees, are available to … Read more

A Kanawha County lawmaker has sent Gov. Jim Justice a letter, making suggestions on how to speed up the processing for more than 90,000 unemployment claims that have been filed during the coronavirus crisis. Del. Andrew Robinson is suggesting that weekly benefit calculations be deferred and all applicants be permitted to receive an immediate benefit … Read more

A pastor in Ashland is recovering from the coronavirus after his church held a drive-in service. No one else who attended the services is showing any signs or symptoms of the virus.

A federal judge rejected a motion to release some inmates early. The lawsuit claimed the state wasn’t adequately protecting inmates from COVID-19. The judge ruled the state’s protection plan is adequate.