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CHARLESTON -- Eleven deaths were attributed to COVID-19 in Tuesday's update from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, including a 93-year-old Wood County woman.
It was the 367th death attributed to the virus in Wood County since the start of the pandemic in the first quarter of 2020.
The oldest reported death was of a 103-year-old man from Nicholas County, while the youngest were 51 years old, a man from Fayette County and a woman from Marshall County. COVID deaths in the state now stand at 7,605.
"We send our sincere condolences to these families for their profound loss," DHHR Cabinet Secretary Bill J. Crouch said. "COVID-19 vaccines help prevent severe disease, hospitalizations and death. I encourage all West Virginians to stay up to date on vaccines and boosters for maximum protection."
Active cases in the state rose to 677 Tuesday after tallying 624 on Monday.
Active cases in local counties Tuesday (Monday) were: Calhoun, 5 (2); Doddridge, 5 (3); Gilmer, 3 (1); Jackson, 10 (10); Pleasants, 3 (3); Ritchie, 1 (0); Roane, 5 (7); Tyler, 5 (5); Wetzel, 11 (10); and Wirt, 3 (2); Wood, 33 (29).
Wood, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane and Gilmer counties remained green, the lowest of five levels on the County Alert System map measuring spread of the virus based on the lower of rate of new cases per 100,000 people or percentage of positive tests in the previous seven days. Doddridge, Tyler and Wetzel counties remained yellow, the second-lowest level. Pleasants County moved from yellow to green, while Calhoun and Wirt moved from green to yellow.
Overall hospitalizations continued an upward trend, with 160 recorded Tuesday after 153 Monday. But the number of patients in intensive care units and on ventilators was lower, from 24 to 20 and eight to seven, respectively.
There were eight pediatric hospitalizations, up three from Monday. None were listed in ICUs or on ventilators.
Locall, WVU Medicine Camden Clark saw its COVID hospitalizations increase from eight on Nov. 21 to 13 Tuesday.