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Gov. Justice, state officials decide to close WVa schools

By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS 1 min read

CHARLESTON -- Schools in all 55 counties in West Virginia will follow the lead of Ohio and Kentucky and close schools for the foreseeable future.

Gov. Jim Justice joined state health and emergency services leaders for the second day in a row to update the press on the latest information on the state’s coronavirus response, also known as COVID-19. It was the third briefing since Wednesday

As of Friday morning, the Department of Health and Human Resources was tracking 12 tests of West Virginians for coronavirus, with 11 tests coming back negative and one test still under investigation.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, there are 1,215 reported cases of coronavirus in the U.S. in 43 states and a total of 36 deaths. The World Health Organization said there were 132,657 confirmed cases across the globe with 4,947 deaths.

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