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Ohio County reported its 15th COVID-19-related death Tuesday night, while Marshall County reported 34 new positive COVID-19 cases.
The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department, in its late Tuesday update, announced the death of a resident of a long-term care facility in Wheeling who was hospitalized at the time of their death.
That comes after the health department's late Monday announcement of two COVID-19-related deaths.
Ohio County announced 51 new positive COVID-19 cases Tuesday, which brought the county's total to 1,151.
The Marshall County Health Department posted Tuesday that there were 34 new positives and nine more probable cases in the county. That pushes the county's totals to 757 positive cases and another 110 probable cases. Ten people are hospitalized and there have been 10 COVID-related deaths.
Ohio and Marshall counties were orange and red, respectively, on the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources daily COVID-19 alert map. Ohio County had a 5.64 percent positivity and 78.65 infection rate. Marshall County had an 8.87 percent positivity and an 85.63 infection rate.
Free testing in Ohio County will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Saturday at the following locations:
* Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 355 Fire House Lane, Valley Grove
* Warwood Fire Station, Station 9, 1301 Richland Avenue
* Wheeling Island Fire Department, Station 5, 11 North Wabash Street
The free clinics are for those with or without symptoms and no insurance is needed. Participants need to bring a driver's license, photo ID or other proof of address. There are no residency restrictions. This is a drive-up testing clinic and participants will be tested either in their personal vehicles or at a walk-up location near the testing sites.
Marshall County will conduct testing at the Marshall County Health Department, located on Sixth Street, Moundsville, at the following times:
* 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. today
* 1 – 5 p.m. Thursday
* 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday