Statement from Dr. Sherri Young, KCHD health officer and executive director, on Gov. Jim Justice removing Kanawha from list of hotspot counties:
“Kanawha County continues its aggressive battle against COVID-19. We have, during the past 52 days, developed an amazing collaboration with our city, county and state partners, to fight the virus. Any designation change won’t stop that. We took the lead in providing COVID-19 guidance to long-term care facilities and businesses. We implemented full-testing of nursing home residents and are now working to ensure day care workers have the opportunity to be tested for COVID. Our contact tracing continues KCHD’S effort to identify people who may have been infected with COVID and work to prevent the spread of the virus.”