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Governor Jim Justice announced COVID-19 vaccinations are now open to all West Virginians ages 16 and older.
Justice said the new vaccine ages will begin immediately and individuals 65-years-of-age and older will continue to be the priority.
“I encourage all West Virginians to take advantage of this opportunity and get vaccinated,” Justice said.
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Justice said 70% of the 65 and older group have been fully vaccinated.
A total of 276 new cases of the virus has been discovered in the last 24 hours.
Today’s daily infection rate is 5.21 %.
Six people have died in the last 24 hours. Since the onset of the outbreak, 2,612 West Virginians have succumbed to the COVID-19.
Currently, W.Va. has 5,600 active cases of the virus.
According to the county alert map released by the Department of Health and Human Resources, one county is in the red category.
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Jefferson County is red today. Nine counties are yellow including Mingo and Wayne. Eight Counties are orange including Logan.