COVID-19 Archives - Mountain State Spotlight

Once leading the nation, West Virginia’s vaccine rollout has slowed. Here’s why.

by Lucas Manfield April 26th, 2021April 23rd, 2021

West Virginia was leading the U.S. in coronavirus vaccination rates. Now, progress has slowed due to fear and a hard-to-reach population.

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One year. 2,634 dead.

by Lucas Manfield, Lauren Peace and Gabriella Brown March 28th, 2021March 28th, 2021

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COVID highlighted West Virginia’s racial health disparities, but lawmakers haven’t acted on a bill to help

by Lauren Peace March 25th, 2021March 25th, 2021

How texts, Twitter and close-knit communities are helping to fuel West Virginia’s COVID vaccine success story

by Lauren Peace and Lucas Manfield March 21st, 2021March 21st, 2021

West Virginians are begging Gov. Jim Justice for economic aid. He’s sitting on $665 million that could help.

by Lauren Peace and Douglas Soule February 10th, 2021February 9th, 2021

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Roane County offers a stark picture of how West Virginia’s ‘distance learners’ may not be learning much at all

by Lucas Manfield January 22nd, 2021January 25th, 2021

In West Virginia’s poorest communities, the state’s vaccine rollout has left vulnerable residents behind

by Lauren Peace and Ian Hodgson January 21st, 2021January 21st, 2021

Behind West Virginia’s vaccine success story, chaos for local health departments

by Lucas Manfield and Lauren Peace January 8th, 2021January 8th, 2021

COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations in West Virginia are rising. And as the holidays loom, the worst may be ahead.

by Lucas Manfield and Lauren Peace November 19th, 2020November 19th, 2020

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Schools are open. Games are on. But experts say W.Va.’s latest COVID map is still flawed.

by Lucas Manfield and Amelia Ferrell Knisely October 9th, 2020October 15th, 2020