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WASHINGTON, DC - Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia shattered a seven-day record for positive coronavirus cases for the second straight week while hospitalizations continue to climb in 2022, according to health figures released Monday.

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CHARLESTON, WV - With 57 more people hospitalized for COVID-19 over the weekend — up to 815, the highest hospitalizations have been in West Virginia since Oct. 14 — the state now reports 15,124 active cases.

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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of enrollees this year, attributed in large part to a pricey new Alzheimer’s drug with questionable benefits.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Multiple candidates for public office took advantage of the start of the candidate filing period by filing their certificates of announcement on the first day.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Jim Justice will deliver his annual State of the State Address Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data released Friday on the only age group not yet eligible for the vaccine.

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