MORGANTOWN — Monday’s bad news: COVID numbers keep getting worse — 1,482 new positives since Friday; active cases now at 5,949; 369 hospitalized, with 127 of those […]
Tag: Delta variant
Researcher develops copper-infused mask for hospitality industry
MORGANTOWN — Employees manning the frontlines of customer service, whether behind the hotel front desk or the restaurant counter, come face-to-face with folks from all walks of […]
Vaccination has long been part of W.Va.’s history of commitment to our community
by Nicole Wilson-Carr and Marly Hazen Ynigues It’s been six months since West Virginia shined on national news for our exemplary early vaccination rate. As NPR reported, […]
COVID numbers still climbing but Justice not ready to re-mask the state
MORGANTOWN — It’s not time for the whole state to re-mask yet, Gov. Jim Justice said again Friday. “I see no need to absolutely put out any […]
Breakthrough cases prove vaccines work
News outlets across the state reported West Virginia saw over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 last weekend, most of them among unvaccinated individuals. From Monday to Wednesday, […]
Are you willing to risk your children now, anti-maskers?
It’s an alarming story out of Louisiana: COVID-19, which was previously considered a mild threat to children, might be more dangerous than we thought. Children in Louisiana […]
The Obamas belatedly retreat from COVID Delta variant
by Jon Healey The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted millions of Americans’ rites of passage — quinceañeras, proms, graduations, weddings, etc. — and thanks to the Delta variant, the […]
Delta is here and cases are climbing, so get vaccinated, Justice and team warn again
MORGANTOWN — People are leaving for vacation. School is about to start. But the Delta variant is spreading and West Virginia is on the cusp of trouble, […]
Delta keeps rising; state leaders keep urging vaccination
MORGANTOWN — The Delta variant now accounts for 74% of all new COVID cases in West Virginia, up from just 10% in June, COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh […]
Mon’s school district continues COVID vax push
MORGANTOWN — Donna Talerico said Tuesday she hopes more of Monongalia County’s students will exercise their right to bare arms before the first day of school Aug. […]
