Petersburg and other towns across West Virginia are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Petersburg, WV community.
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West Virginia COVID-19 Cases
West Virginia Total Coronavirus Cases: 651,651
West Virginia New Coronavirus Deaths:
West Virginia Total Coronavirus Deaths: 8,144
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Petersburg
Track Covid-19 in Petersburg, Virginia - The New York Times
Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Petersburg, an area which ... More info »
The New York Times - 03/22/2023 12:00amWest Virginia touts COVID-19 vaccination success story as national rollout sputters | Reuters
West Virginia touts COVID-19 vaccination success story as national rollout sputters. By Barbara Goldberg, Nathan Layne and Maria Caspani. ... 78, of Petersburg, West Virginia, ... More info »
Reuters - 01/20/2021 10:00amA small West Virginia hospital tries to get Trump supporters to see the coronavirus threat - The Washington Post
PETERSBURG, W.Va. — The church parking lots were full. Bob Milvet, head of the hospital, saw them as he drove to work last Sunday morning. Packed lots meant packed pews. That meant danger in a ... More info »
The Washington Post - 03/21/2020 12:00pmWest Virginia Announces Its First Confirmed Case of Coronavirus - People.com
West Virginia is the last state in the nation to report a confirmed case of coronavirus. As of March 17, all 50 U.S. states have at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 within its borders. More info »
People - 03/17/2020 01:05pmWest Virginia Is the Last State to Report a COVID-19 Case - TIME
West Virginia on Tuesday became the last U.S. state to report a confirmed case of the coronavirus COVID-19. Testing has been scarce there. More info »
Time - 03/17/2020 11:24am