FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky has surpassed another vaccination milestone, but the pace needs to pick up among younger adults to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday.
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Justice calls for reversing plunging vaccination rates, dismisses offering incentives
CHARLESTON — With state COVID-19 vaccination rates plummeting, Gov. Jim Justice on Monday again implored the roughly 650,000 eligible West Virginians who have not yet been vaccinated to step up.
5 deaths added to WV's COVID-19 total
HUNTINGTON — Five COVID-19 deaths were reported in West Virginia on Sunday by the state Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).
Lawrence judge sets date for county's first criminal trial since pandemic after man rejects plea deal
IRONTON — A Wheelersburg, Ohio, man rejected a plea deal last week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court that would have sent him to prison for five to seven-and-a-half years.
DHHR reports more than 2.61 million Covid-19 tests have been completed
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of April 18, there have been 2,611,346 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 148,887 total cases and 2,785 total deaths.
Vaccine rate in W.Va. slips
Clay Marsh, West Virginia’s coronavirus response coordinator, said Friday that the rate of vaccinations in the state “has gone down a little bit.”
West Virginia vaccinations slow down as fewer step forward
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s coronavirus vaccination drive is slowing down as fewer people come forward to get shots, the governor said Friday.