Rock 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 Rock, 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 Rock
West 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 01:05pmAll West Virginia State Parks To Host Vaccine Clinics Memorial Day Weekend - CBS News
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will have free vaccination clinics at state parks and forests through Memorial Day. Currently, clinics are open at 10 sites, and that will expand to all ... More info »
CBS News - 05/04/2021 08:46amWest Virginia becomes the 50th state to report a coronavirus case. - CNN
On the surface, West Virginia might have seemed immune to coronavirus. While the other 49 states had reported more than 5,000 cases combined, West Virginia didn’t report its first case until ... More info »
CNN - 03/17/2020 11:25amAnalysis | Trump praised West Virginia for keeping coronavirus out. That’s not how this works. - The Washington Post
President Trump, right, listens as West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice speaks at a campaign-style rally in 2017 in Huntington, W.Va. (Susan Walsh/AP) Analysis by Philip Bump Repeatedly during the White ... More info »
The Washington Post - 03/16/2020 12:00pmCOVID-19 ICU numbers hit record mark in West Virginia
Gov. Jim Justice discusses the need for COVID-19 vaccinations. (File Photo) CHARLESTON — The number of patients in intensive care units due to COVID has hit a record in West Virginia, as has the ... More info »
Parkersburg News and Sentinel - 09/08/2021 04:14pm