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BATON ROUGE - Game day in Death Valley is back in full force, and fans are excited to be back in Tiger Stadium without the strict safety measures for COVID-19.

"It feels like before COVID ever was a thing," Tiger fan Jared Lafleur said.

It is the first game where people will not have to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.

"Last year was definitely a lot worse. This year's been better, but I think it'll be even better with absolutely no restrictions," LSU student Grace Matthews said.

The past 18 months have been tough for many students like Matthews and Kayleith Montana.

"It's been hard. Especially for people who had to send in their negative COVID-19 tests or vaccinations, and then they can't go to the game," Montana said.

But, the promise of normalcy for LSU's gameday is looking bright.

"It was really hard, but now that restrictions are lifted, it's really nice," Montana said.

LSU officials told WBRZ that a decrease in cases allowed for the change in protocols.

Fans still have to wear masks in the indoor parts of the stadium.

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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 7.6% on Sunday. The total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 692,889.

There have also been 148,307 probable antigen test results being positive.

DHSS has recorded a total of 11,835 deaths.

The state dashboard says new cases are down by 12.2% over the past seven days. The positivity rate dropped by 0.2% in that same time, while tests are down 10.2%.

In the state's healthcare system, 1,228 people are dealing with COVID-19 infections. Of those, 328 are in the ICU and 203 are on ventilators.

Sunday numbers show that54.6% of Missouri residents have gotten at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. For Missourians 18 and older that number is at 66.2% and 41.6% for those ages 12 to 17.

In total, 6,340,449 of the vaccine have been put into the arms of residents in the Show-Me State. In the past 7 days, the average daily doses given was 11,558.

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I sometimes think back to a phone call with a friend in the spring of 2020. Cases were down and pundits were optimistic: it seemed genuinely possible that, by mid-summer, all this would finally be over. These last two months, I said to my friendwill they seem, from summers vantage, like a weird dream? When, three months hence, the bars were thronged and the mask factories wound down, what would we do with the memory of spring? To which my friend said something like: who knows, hard to say. And then we talked about something else. And then the pandemic continued for another eighteen months. And now here we are, and its still the pandemic, and while things are infinitely better than they were a year ago, the fact is that were still wearing masks on the subway. So: when, exactly, can we definitely claim tove licked this thing? What metrics, what facts on the ground, will determine when we can fully return to normal? For this weeks Giz Asks, we reached out to a number of experts to find out.

Associate Professor, Epidemiology, University of Michigan

The uncertainty is really too large to put any kind of specific date on it, although its pretty clear that we still have a long way to go. In terms of how it endsas much as I would love to see us reach COVID zero, at this point I would expect were headed toward endemic, probably seasonal transmission, where most people have been vaccinated or have some degree of immunity due to previous infection and so infections tend to be less severe. This makes sticking with prevention strategies like masking and getting vaccinated (and expanding global vaccine access!) so important to reducing transmission and strain on healthcare systems, to minimize the toll of deaths and severe outcomes incurred on the way to Covid-19 becoming endemic.

When it comes to criteria, Id expect the pandemic to be thought of as over when cases, hospitalizations, and deaths due to Covid-19 are consistently down to relatively low, manageable levels. In terms of numbers, it will probably vary from country to country, but one might see something similar to what we would normally see from flu, which causes an estimated 12,000-61,000 deaths per year in the US (compared to the 375,000 deaths caused by COVID-19 in the US in 2020, and around 295,000 more so far in 2021).

Its important to underscore that different places will probably reach the end of the pandemic at different times (based on vaccine access/uptake, social distancing and other mitigation measures, etc.), and that even when the pandemic is over, we will still have to grapple with many of its longer term effectswhether thats Long Covid, mental health impacts, issues of misinformation and mistrust, or economic aftereffects.

Emergency Physician and Public Health Professor at George Washington University, and the author of Lifelines: A Doctors Journey in the Fight for Public Health

I dont think we, as a society, have defined what it would mean for the pandemic to be over. Will it be over when there are no more cases of Covid-19? Will it be over when the levels of hospitalization are such that we no longer worry about overwhelming our healthcare system? Will it be over when the number of deaths falls below a certain number? Regardless, I think most people would agree that we are nowhere near the threshold below which Covid-19, the worst public health crisis of our lifetimes, is no longer an urgent concern. I dont think were going to attain that level of stability any time soon. Certainly, its not going to happen while young children are still ineligible for the vaccine; nor while, around the world there are many, including the most vulnerable among us, who do not have access to the vaccine. At some point, we will have to reach a new understanding of what it might mean for this pandemic to reach a steady state, where its no longer top of mind in every one of our decisions. But were nowhere near that point now.

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Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security whose expertise is in infectious diseases, critical care (ICU) and emergency medicine

That pandemic will be over in a global sense when most nations of the world are able to treat Covid-19 like other respiratory viruses they deal with year in and year out. SARS-CoV2 is an efficiently spreading respiratory virus with a wide spectrum of symptoms that circulates in an animal hostit cannot be eliminated or eradicated. The goal is to remove its ability to cause widespread levels of severe disease, hospitalization, and death. This is best achieved by vaccinating those at highest risk for complications so cases are decoupled from hospitalizations but there will always be a baseline level of cases, deaths, and hospitalizations. Natural immunity post-infection also plays a significant role as well but is not the optimal way to tame the virus. The pandemic will eventually transition to a state of endemicity and the post-pandemic world will be one in which Covid-19 still exists but in a much more manageable setting.

Professor and Chair of Epidemiology at UC Berkeley

The honest answer is that no one can know for certain, partly because of the unknown future regarding variants that can escape vaccine-induced protection, and partly because it remains unclear when we will get a higher proportion of the worlds population vaccinated. But the future is most likely one in which SARS-CoV-2 regularly circulates in the human population and becomes more of an endemic infection/disease, with perhaps a seasonal pattern a la influenza. I think that scenario wont be with us for at least another 12-18 months.

Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health and Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at George Washington University

The job of producing enough vaccine, and getting it into everybodys arms, while outpacing the virus ability to mutateits not a quick one. I think it will be at least a year until the pandemic ends, and thats being extremely optimistic. The inequities involved in vaccine production, and the degree of resistance were seeing to vaccination, means it could be a couple of years before this actually concludes.

Its humbling. In the first place, our knowledge of coronaviruses simply wasnt as good as it should have been. We did not predict how rapidly this could mutate. Meanwhile, our knowledge of human behavior was, as were learning, imperfect. We did not foresee the levels of miscommunication wed be faced with, nor the lack of scientific literacy. People know that some of the vaccines use mRNA but if you dont know enough about genetics or the science involved that can just end up being scary rather than reassuring. People start going off onto tangentswell, what does that do to you?without understanding how genetics work. Its understandable to me that people have those concerns or fears, but this is leading to a tremendous amount of vaccine hesitancy. That is too bad because the science tells us that mRNA doesnt alter the bodys DNA in any way.

Then of course theres the problem with developing a vaccine for children, which has turned out to be more daunting than I, as a pediatrician, ever thought it could be. The virus is still circulating among kids, and thats keeping this pandemic alive, because as long as kids are circulating the virus, were going to see more breakthrough infections in the adults around them.

Well know this pandemic is over when were no longer observing excessive rates of death due to Covid on a daily basisin the whole world, not just the US. The one thing we know is that this pandemic will not be over as long as Covid is circulating somewhere in the world. That doesnt mean we have to eliminate every case. What we might end up with is a situation wherethrough immunity of the population, or mutation, or (more likely) boththe virus ends up being more like the cold or the annual influenza, where we certainly have to pay attention to it, perhaps as a seasonal transmission every winter, and have to vaccinate people every year, but we no longer have these very high rates of mortality.

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A normally busy road is deserted during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall

Oct 11 (Reuters) - New Zealand will require teachers and workers in the health and disability sectors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday, as she extended restrictions in Auckland, its largest city, for another week.

New Zealand is fighting the highly infectious Delta outbreak that forced it to abandon its long-standing strategy of eliminating the new coronavirus amid persistent infections and is looking to live with the virus through higher vaccinations.

"New Zealand is at one of the trickiest and most challenging moments in the COVID-19 pandemic so far," Ardern told reporters in Wellington. Ardern, however, said "there is a clear path forward" in the next few months to live with fewer curbs and more freedoms once the country reaches a higher level of vaccinations.

About 2.38 million New Zealanders have so far been fully vaccinated, or about 57% of the eligible population, with officials promising to end lockdowns once 90% of the eligible population is vaccinated.

Health and disability sector workers will have to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 1, while school and early learning staff must get their two doses by Jan. 1, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said.

The decision of mandatory vaccinations comes as New Zealand reported 35 new cases, all of them in Auckland, down from 60 on Sunday, taking the total cases in the current outbreak to 1,622.

Having largely controlled the virus last year, New Zealand has recorded just over 4,600 cases and 28 deaths.

Some 1.7 million people in Auckland entered into a lockdown in mid-August in an effort to stamp out the Delta outbreak, the first major spate of community cases in the country since early in the pandemic.

Authorities last week eased some curbs in Auckland including leaving homes to connect with loved ones outdoors, with a limit of 10 people, as well as go to beaches and parks. read more

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Customers visiting Westfield Warringah Mall as non-critical retail reopened on October 11, 2021 in Sydney, Australia.

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Sydney's cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed back fully vaccinated customers on Monday after nearly four months of lockdown, asAustraliaaims to begin living with the coronavirus and gradually reopen the country.

Some pubs in Sydney,Australia's largest city, opened at 12:01 a.m. (1301 GMT) and friends and families huddled together for a midnight beer, television footage and social media images showed.

"I see it as a day of freedom, it's a freedom day," New South Wales (NSW) state Premier Dominic Perrottet told reporters in Sydney, the state capital. "We are leading the nation out of this pandemic but this will be a challenge."

Perrottet warned that infections would rise after reopening, and virus-free states such as WesternAustraliaand Queensland are watching what living with Covid-19 is going to look like amid concerns health systems could be overwhelmed.

While NSW's dual-dose vaccination rate in people above 16 hit 74%, in neighboring Queensland, whose borders remain closed to Sydney-siders, the rate is only 52% and the state government is following an elimination strategy with rapid lockdowns to control any outbreak.

Perrottet has declared an end to lockdowns in NSW and has strong support for reopening in Sydney, whose more than 5 million residents endured severe restrictions from mid-June following an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant.

The outbreak has since spread to Melbourne and Canberra, forcing lockdowns in those cities, even as case numbers dwindle in NSW.

New South Wales on Monday reported 496 new locally acquired cases, well down from their peak last month, while Victoria logged 1,612 new infections, the lowest in five days.

Under the relaxed rules for NSW, retail stores can open with reduced capacity, while more vaccinated people can gather in homes and attend weddings and funerals.

The state aims to hit an 80% vaccine rate around late October, when more curbs will be relaxed. But the unvaccinated must remain at home until Dec. 1.

"Enjoy the moment, enjoy it with your family and friends," Prime Minister Scott Morrison wished Sydney residents. "Today is a day so many have been looking forward to a day when things we take for granted, we will celebrate."

Morrison, who must call an election before next May, has come under pressure to press all states to reopen borders to bolster the economy and allow families separated by state border closures to reunite by Christmas. Some states with few cases have not said when they will re-open their borders.

With the vaccine rollout gaining momentum,Australiais planning a staggered return to normal, letting fully vaccinated residents enter and leave the country freely from November, although New South Wales plans to bring forward those dates.

Australiashut its international borders in March 2020, helping keep its coronavirus numbers relatively low, with 130,000 cases and 1,448 deaths.

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TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical Co (4519.T) said on Monday it has applied to regulators to expand the use of an antibody treatment for COVID-19 to also allow for preventative care.

Japanese regulators approved an antibody cocktail known as Ronapreve as a treatment for COVID-19 in July. The latest filing seeks to use the drug as both a prophylaxis for COVID-19 and as treatment of asymptomatic cases, Chugai said in a release.

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In the span of five weeks, Memphis and Shelby County went from the precipice of rationing care in overwhelmed hospitals towards what could be a quiet fall and the final stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The delta variant burned through much of the population that remained vulnerable to infection, causing cases to rise precipitously and then fall almost as fast. Cases and hospitalizations continued to march downward this past week

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Child vaccines are on the horizon. The elderly and those with compromised immune systems are getting booster shots. The transmission number a measure of how quickly the virus is spreading is the lowest since the pandemic began.

In many ways, we're in the best place we've ever been because we're seeing a steep decline. We have a high level of immunity, both from vaccination and natural infection. It may be over 80% level of immunity in the community, said Dr. Manoj Jain, an infectious disease expert at Baptist Memorial Health Care who also advises the city of Memphis.

There are no variants in sight in our surveillance. There is ample testing available. We continue to take precautions with masking. And we have childhood vaccinationsvery close to happening. You put all of that together. And I don't know who would not jump up for joy, Jain said.

The point Memphis and Shelby County has reached with cases and hospitalizations falling comes after a dark summer. Shelby County hit highs in cases and hospitalizations during a surge of the delta variant.

Cases peaked at 852 on Aug. 24, according to the date-specific case curveand had fallen to 226 a day by Sept. 30, falling 73% from the peak. But the other side of the case curve was just as precipitous, if not more. On July 18, 38 days before the peak, the case curve showed Shelby County averaging 176 cases a day. It would grow by 384% over the next six weeks.

In mid-August, the directors of local emergency rooms warned that rationing of care was possible if a mask mandate wasnt implemented. The health department issued themandate on Aug. 20. Cases peaked four days later.

Jain, for his part, said the mask mandate helped and that there is no doubt that the widespread wearing of masks helps reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. But he is not certain how much deltas peak had to do with masking and how much had to do with a particularly virulent strain running its course.

You can't give masking all the credit. But you can say masking clearly helped in decreasing the peak. So, how high would it have gone without the masking? It's hard to tell, Jain said.

The mask mandate remains in effect even as cases and hospitalizations fall. On Thursday, Shelby County Health Officer Bruce Randolph said the mandate would likely remain in place as cases and hospitalizations fell.

What Shelby County leadership is worried about, Randolph explained, is for the case curve to plateau and not continue falling. That plateau would give the virus more of a foothold for another wave this winter and fall.

We dont want to take our foot off the gas, Randolph said.

Throughout the 19 months of the pandemic, herd immunity, that threshold where the virus lacks hosts to spread, has been bandied about as the solution to the seemingly endless waves of infections and hospitalization. Shelby County could be close to it, Jain said.

Before the delta surge started, Jain estimated there was about 30% of the population that were completely vulnerable to the virus they hadnt been vaccinated or infected. They had no antibodies.

Over the summer, Shelby County recorded more than 40,000 new known infections over the span of a few months. Those people getting infected and the others who were infected that we just dont know about likely helped burn through some of the last vestiges of the vulnerable population, Jain said.

I suspect that we have gone down to the vulnerable to maybe 10 to 15%. At most, Jain said.

Whether this level of immunity is fleeting or permanent is still up in the air, Jain said. He noted the potential waning immunity from vaccines and the possibility of a new variant becoming dominant. The solution, Jain said, is to test for COVID during the winter months, ahead of family events and vacations.

We need the public to buy in;… to normalize testing, and to be part of this social fabric no different than we are brushing our teeth, and wearing a seatbelt for this period of time to be able to live with COVID, and not to fear it, Jain said.

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Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have passed 237.8 million globally, according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of confirmed deaths stands at more than 4.85 million. More than 6.48 billion vaccination doses have been administered globally, according to Our World in Data.

New Zealand will make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for teachers and workers in the health and disability sectors.

Restrictions have been eased in Sydney, with cafes, gyms and restaurants opening to fully vaccinated customers, after nearly four months of lockdown.

Venezuela has received a second batch of 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses via COVAX, the vaccine sharing facility.

Tokyo has reported its lowest single-day rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases since 19 October 2020.

The United States will accept international visitors who've had COVID-19 vaccines authorized by US authorities or the World Health Organization.

Italy has reached a target of fully vaccinating 80% of the population over the age of 12 against COVID-19.

Moderna has announced its plans to deliver 1 billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to low-income countries next year - in addition to the doses it has already committed to COVAX.

From 19 October, fully vaccinated people from eight countries, including Britain, France, Spain and the US, will be able to enter Singapore without the need for quarantine.

The COVID-19 pandemic saw a surge in anxiety and major depressive disorders across the world - in particular among women and young people.

The study, published in the Lancet, said that young people suffered as school closures kept them away from friends, while many women found themselves doing the bulk of household work and faced an increased risk of domestic violence.

It recorded 76 million additional cases of anxiety disorders and 53 million of major depressive disorder as COVID-19 spread in 2020.

"Sadly, for numerous reasons, women were always more likely to be worse affected by the social and economic consequences of the pandemic," study co-author Alize Ferrari said.

"Additional caring and household responsibilities tend to fall on women, and because women are more likely to be victims of domestic violence, which increased at various stages of the pandemic."

Each of our Top 50 social enterprise last mile responders and multi-stakeholder initiatives is working across four priority areas of need: Prevention and protection; COVID-19 treatment and relief; inclusive vaccine access; and securing livelihoods. The list was curated jointly with regional hosts Catalyst 2030s NASE and Aavishkaar Group. Their profiles can be found on http://www.wef.ch/lastmiletop50india.

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Confirmed COVID-19-related deaths have passed 600,000 in Brazil, the country's health ministry announced on Friday. It sees Brazil become the second country, after the United States, to pass the milestone.

There are signs though that infections are starting to slow in Brazil, with deaths down 80% from their peak of more than 3,000 per day in April. 615 new COVID-19 deaths were reported on Friday to take Brazil past 600,000.

More than 21.5 million confirmed cases have been reported in Brazil, according to Johns Hopkins. More than 70% of Brazilians have now received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 deaths in selected countries.

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COVID-19 outbreak prompts return to virtual learning at Prince William County school

Virtual learning is back for students at a Prince William County school after a COVID-19 outbreak.

MANASSAS, Va. - Virtual learning is back for students at a Prince William County school after a COVID-19 outbreak.

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Officials say 36 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, three probable positive cases and more than 200 close contacts in quarantine have been reported at Bennett Elementary School recently which prompted the switch to virtual learning.

"Bennett Elementary will deliver live instruction virtually by their classroom teachers Tuesday, October 12 through Friday, October 15. All classes will follow their normal bell times. Any student who does not have their device at home may pick-up a device on Monday, October 11 from 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m.," the school said in a statement.

A webinar jointly provide information and answer questions will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 11.

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The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of October 11, 2021, there are currently 10,561 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 41 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 3,976 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 56-year old male from Mason County, a 73-year old female from Wirt County, a 62-year old female from Boone County, a 70-year old male from Raleigh County, a 71-year old female from Harrison County, a 49-year old male from Kanawha County, a 51-year old female from Wayne County, a 60-year old female from Preston County, a 70-year old male from Hampshire County, a 75-year old female from Jackson County, a 56-year old male from Preston County, a 68-year old male from Taylor County, a 74-year old female from Cabell County, a 51-year old male from Ritchie County, an 82-year old male from Greenbrier County, an 80-year old male from Fayette County, a 77-year old female from Preston County, a 71-year old male from Wayne County, an 86-year old male from Harrison County, a 79-year old female from Raleigh County, a 79-year old male from Wayne County, a 93-year old female from Morgan County, a 49-year old female from Cabell County, a 57-year old male from Cabell County, a 63-year old female from Wayne County, an 81-year old male from Cabell County, a 47-year old female from Marion County, a 90-year old female from Marshall County, an 83-year old male from Ohio County, a 50-year old male from Boone County, a 76-year old female from Harrison County, a 56-year old female from Marshall County, a 56-year old female from Berkeley County, a 58-year old male from Jackson County, a 73-year old male from Tucker County, a 42-year old female from Wayne County, a 51-year old male from Randolph County, a 67-year old female from Monongalia County, a 72-year old male from Wayne County, a 52-year old female from Logan County, and a 52-year old female from Logan County.

We extend our deepest sympathies to these families, said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. We are thankful for our healthcare professionals, support staff and all on the front line who continue to do everything in their power to treat and save West Virginians battling COVID-19.

CURRENT ACTIVE CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (71), Berkeley (704), Boone (162), Braxton (74), Brooke (69), Cabell (480), Calhoun (25), Clay (42), Doddridge (88), Fayette (227), Gilmer (49), Grant (106), Greenbrier (149), Hampshire (127), Hancock (158), Hardy (73), Harrison (706), Jackson (205), Jefferson (203), Kanawha (946), Lewis (190), Lincoln (156), Logan (167), Marion (513), Marshall (177), Mason (132), McDowell (170), Mercer (351), Mineral (178), Mingo (138), Monongalia (327), Monroe (55), Morgan (95), Nicholas (179), Ohio (174), Pendleton (20), Pleasants (27), Pocahontas (33), Preston (313), Putnam (379), Raleigh (356), Randolph (87), Ritchie (78), Roane (95), Summers (25), Taylor (108), Tucker (37), Tyler (46), Upshur (136), Wayne (259), Webster (73), Wetzel (106), Wirt (36), Wood (530), Wyoming (151). To find the cumulative cases per county, please visit http://www.coronavirus.wv.gov and look on the Cumulative Summary tab which is sortable by county.

Delays may be experienced with the reporting of information from the local health department to DHHR. As case surveillance continues at the local health department level, it may reveal that those tested in a certain county may not be a resident of that county, or even the state as an individual in question may have crossed the state border to be tested. Please visit http://www.coronavirus.wv.gov for more detailed information.

West Virginians 12 years and older are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. To learn more about the vaccine, or to find a vaccine site near you, visit vaccinate.wv.gov or call 1-833-734-0965.

Free pop-up COVID-19 testing is available today in Barbour, Berkeley, Braxton, Cabell, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Jefferson, Logan, Marion, Mingo, Monroe, Morgan, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, and Upshur counties.

Barbour County

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Junior Volunteer Fire Department, 331 Row Avenue, Junior, WV (optional pre-registration: UnityPHM (unityphr.com)

Berkeley County

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 891 Auto Parts Place, Martinsburg, WV (optional pre-registration: UnityPHM (unityphr.com)

Braxton County

7:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Braxton County Memorial Hospital parking lot, 100 Hoylman Drive, Gassaway, WV (optional pre-registration: https://labpass.com/en/registration?access_code=Braxton)

Cabell County

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Cabell-Huntington Health Department, parking lot, 703 Seventh Avenue, Huntington, WV (optional pre-registration: https://labpass.com/en/registration?access_code=MavCabell)

Greenbrier County

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, State Fair of WV, 891 Maplewood Avenue, Lewisburg, WV (optional pre-registration: https://labpass.com/en/registration?access_code=WVGBC)

Hampshire County

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Hampshire Memorial Hospital, 363 Sunrise Boulevard, Romney, WV (optional pre-registration: UnityPHM (unityphr.com)

Jefferson County

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Hollywood Casino, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, WV (optional pre-registration: UnityPHM (unityphr.com)

Logan County

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Old 84 Lumber Building, 100 Recovery Road, Peach Creek, WV (optional pre-registration: UnityPHM (unityphr.com)

Marion County

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Dunbar School Foundation, 101 High Street, Fairmont, WV

Mingo County

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Matewan Volunteer Fire Department, 306 McCoy Street, Matewan, WV

(optional pre-registration: https://labpass.com/en/registration?access_code=WVMGC)

Monroe County

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Appalachian Christian Center, 2812 Seneca Trail South, Peterstown, WV (optional registration: https://labpass.com/en/registration?access_code=WVMRC)

Morgan County

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, War Memorial Hospital, 1 Health Way, Berkeley Springs, WV (optional pre-registration: UnityPHM (unityphr.com)

Putnam County

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Liberty Square Shopping Center, parking lot, 613 Putnam Village, Hurricane, WV (optional pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Raleigh County

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Beckley-Raleigh County Health Department, 1602 Harper Road, Beckley, WV (optional pre-registration: https://labpass.com/en/registration?access_code=MavBeckleyRaleigh)

Randolph County

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Davis Health Center, 812 Gorman Avenue, Elkins, WV (optional pre-registration: UnityPHM (unityphr.com)

8:00 AM - 3:30 PM, parking lot across from Randolph-Elkins Health Department, 32 Randolph Avenue, Elkins, WV (optional pre-registration: https://labpass.com/en/registration?access_code=WVRDC)

Ritchie County

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Ritchie Regional, 135 South Penn Avenue, Harrisville, WV

Upshur County

8:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Jawbone Park, corner of Florida Street and Madison Street, Buckhannon, WV (optional pre-registration: https://labpass.com/en/registration?access_code=WVUSC)

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