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October 2020: a poll worker at the Nitro early voting site tested positive for COVID-19; the health department said the risk to voters was low.

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Fall 2020: about six months into the pandemic, more than 18,000 COVID-19 tests had been given at drive-up events in Kanawha County.

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In 2020, 240 people were tested for COVID-19 at a Sunday drive-up event at the county health department office on Lee Street in Charleston.

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September 21, 2020: 503 people were tested for COVID-19 and 324 got a flu shot at a drive-up event at Nitro High School.

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September 2020: at least 16 COVID-19 cases were linked to a September 5 wedding in South Charleston, and the health officer urged care at gatherings.

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September 13, 2020: Kanawha County had its largest one-day rise in COVID-19 cases so far and four more deaths, for a total of 54.

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Three Kanawha County residents died due to complications from COVID-19 on Monday, marking the county’s highest one-day death toll since the start of the pandemic. In addition, the county had a large increase of 40 COVID-19 cases Monday. “COVID-19 has not left our community. That’s something three Ka

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August 21, 2020: 23 residents and eight staff members of the Marmet Center, a nursing home in Marmet, tested positive for COVID-19.

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August 2020: the county health department set a policy on public notice when a facility closes for a COVID-19 outbreak, with a focus on patient privacy.

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August 2020: a COVID-19 case at the YWCA Sojourner’s Shelter in Charleston led to testing of all staff and clients.

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