CLARKSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Gov. Justice announced that there is a small COVID-19 outbreak at the West Virginia Veterans Nursing Facility in Clarksburg.
There are currently eight residents in the Alzheimer’s unit that have tested positive. However, none are hospitalized at this time.
Additionally, two staff members have tested positive.
“We’re running to the fire, just as we’ve done over and over through the pandemic,” Gov. Justice said. “The National Guard will be at the facility to perform sanitation work.”
The Governor added that a team is being sent to the facility with monoclonal antibody treatments to administer to any residents who need them.
“We’re going to do anything and everything we can to assure that this outbreak is snuffed out as quickly as possible,” Gov. Justice said.
