CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s death toll from the coronavirus climbed by eight on Tuesday, including three more in Logan County, health officials said.
The deaths brings the state’s total to 187 since the pandemic began. The number of deaths statewide has risen 61% since Aug. 1.
Logan County, which has a population of about 32,000, has reported eight deaths since Saturday, all involving residents ages 65 and older, according to figures from the Department of Health and Human Resources.
The county now has 20 virus-related deaths, which ranks third in the state behind only Kanawha (27) and Mercer (21) counties.
The number of cases in Logan County has more than tripled to 446 from 137 on Aug. 1. Its 200 active cases are second to Kanawha’s 323. Much of the rise is due to a virus outbreak at the Trinity Health Care nursing home in Logan, where at least 87 residents and 55 staff members have tested positive.
The Logan County school system plans to open with online-only classes on Sept. 8.
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