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News release: Health department employee tests positive for COVID-19
An employee of the health department has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is isolating. Because the health department has undertaken all steps recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is little chance of transmission to the public. No other information will be r
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News release: Health officer warns of increasing COVID-19 cases in young people
Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the health department, on Friday warned residents that COVID-19 cases are increasing in young people throughout the county. According to Kanawha County data from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, the age groups with
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KCHD, KCEAA to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday
The health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will hold a community COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday, April 10 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston. The clinic will be from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The clinic will be a partn
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News release: KCHD, KCEAA to wrap up more than 5,000 COVID-19 vaccines over past week
By Friday afternoon, the health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will have administered more than 5,000 COVID-19 vaccines during several clinics since last Friday, including more than 800 at today at Shawnee Sports Complex. In observance of the Easter holiday, KCHD and
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News release: KCHD, KCEAA to hold drive-up COVID-19 testing, vaccination clinic Friday
The health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will hold a combination drive-up COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic Friday, April 2 at Shawnee Sports Complex, One Salango Way in Dunbar. The clinic will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Along with wearing masks and social dist
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News release: Kanawha officials mourn 300th COVID-19 death
Kanawha County on Monday reported three additional COVID-19 deaths, making the county’s COVID-19 death toll 300. The three additional deaths were an 89-year-old female (died Jan. 18) a 94-year-old female (died Feb. 15) and a 75-year-old male (died March 3). “We continue our efforts to vaccinate as q
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News release: COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Kanawha schools
The health department on Monday announced that COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported in seven schools within Kanawha County. This is the highest number of school outbreaks the county has seen at one time since the start of the pandemic. Outbreaks are reported in: St. Albans High School, Chamberlain
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News release: Call center to open to set appointments for Saturday clinic
Wednesday is the last day to call to make an appointment for the health department’s community COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. KCHD, the Kanawha County Commission and the city of Charleston will once again open a call center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. We
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News release: KCHD, KCEAA to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday
The health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will hold a community COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday, March 13 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston. The clinic will be from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The clinic will be a partn
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KCHD, KCEAA to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday
The health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will hold a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday, March 6 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston. The clinic will be from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The clinic will be a partnership betw