In the past five days, Monongalia County has seen its COVID-19 cases jump by almost 62%. Since July 1, there have been 100 new cases, up 61.7% […]
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MCHD Dentistry expands with hiring of second dentist, Dr. Youseph Kassar
As MCHD Dentistry continues to expand, at Monongalia County Health Department and with the Smile Express mobile unit, a second dentist, Dr. Youseph Kassar, has been hired. […]
Commission, MCHD talk future of public health
Fund them appropriately and let them do their jobs.That was the theme of some recent comments from Monongalia County Commissioners Ed Hawkins and Tom Bloom regarding the […]
MCHD ‘Ice Cream Social’
Monongalia County Health Department staff members got to take out their frustrations against COVID-19 on pinatas on Friday during a socially distanced Ice Cream Social held to […]
MCHD discusses COVID-19 deaths
Is there a difference between dying of COVID-19 and dying with COVID-19?That was a topic of conversation during a recent Monongalia County Board of Health meeting.There have […]
MCHD administers 1,000 free COVID-19 tests; all results negative
The results are in with good news: Of the 1,000 free COVID-19 tests administered last weekend by Monongalia County Health Department and the West Virginia National Guard […]
Mountain Line driver tests positive for COVID-19
On Saturday, Monongalia County Health Department shared a Mountain Line announcement on its Facebook page, saying that a driver for the public transit outfit has tested positive […]
MCHD epidemiologist Dr. Diane Gross was on front lines of Ebola outbreak
Every morning for the past several weeks, Dr. Diane K. Gross helps kick off Monongalia County Health Department’s daily briefing by updating staff on the region’s number […]
Positive COVID-19 case confirmed at WVU Evansdale residence hall
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University was notified April 12 by the Monongalia County Health Department that a resident in one of its residence halls tested positive for coronavirus […]
MCHD, WVU respond to virus outbreak; contract tracing in process
West Virginia University said it is working with the Monongalia County Health Department to track down at least a dozen WVU students who tested positive for COVID-19. […]
