Documenting West Virginia's path to recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021

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Ballotpedia’s coverage of COVID-19 includes how federal, state, and local governments are responding, and how those responses are influencing election rules and operations, political campaigns, the economy, schools, and more.

This article contains a general timeline of noteworthy state government responses to the coronavirus pandemic since April 2020. It also includes details on three specific types of state responses to the pandemic:

Additionally, the article includes:


Response news updates

The following section provides a timeline of West Virginia's reopening activity beginning in April 2020. The entries, which come from our Documenting America's Path to Recovery newsletter, are sorted by month in reverse chronological order. The date shown is the day that we wrote about them in the newsletter. They appear exactly as they appeared in the newsletter.

June 2021

  • June 21:
    • On Sunday, June 20, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced he signed an order lifting the statewide indoor mask requirement.
    • The state stopped participating in pandemic-related federal unemployment benefit programs on June 19. Gov. Jim Justice (R) made the announcement May 14.

May 2021

  • May 28: On Thursday, May 27, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced new details on a COVID-19 vaccine incentive initiative. People who have or will receive at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will be entered into drawings for prizes beginning June 20. Prizes will include cash, college scholarships, and pickup trucks. Justice said he will announce more details at a press conference Tuesday, June 1.
  • May 27: On Wednesday, May 26, Gov. Jay Inslee (D) released updated spectator event guidance. Under the new rules, the occupancy limit for outdoor venues increased from 25% to 50%, with no more than 9,000 spectators allowed. Inslee also removed a requirement that vaccinated spectators have a separate entrance/exit.
  • May 14: On Friday, May 14, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced he would issue an order in the afternoon to exempt fully vaccinated individuals from the statewide mask mandate. Justice said the mandate would remain in place for unvaccinated people through June 20.
  • May 10: On Friday, May 7, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced he would end the statewide mask mandate on June 20.
  • May 3:
    • Summer camps were allowed to reopen starting May 1.
    • Fairs and festivals were also allowed to resume May 1 in accordance with state restrictions and guidelines.

April 2021

  • April 28: On Monday, April 26, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced an initiative to give a $100 savings bond to people age 16 to 35 who choose to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The initiative will be retroactive to include anyone in that age group who has already gotten vaccinated.
  • April 22: On Wednesday, April 21, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced he would end the statewide indoor mask mandate if 70% of state residents receive at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine.
  • April 20: On Monday, April 19, Gov. Jim Justice (R) issued an executive order clarifying which COVID-19 orders are still in effect and updating some restrictions. For example, Justice removed the limit on social gatherings and amended the statewide indoor mask requirement to no longer require people engaged in activities like sports to wear a face covering.

March 2021

  • March 26: On Wednesday, March 24, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that all live music performances will be allowed to resume Friday, March 26, and that summer camps will be allowed to reopen May 1. Justice also announced that the state’s color-coded County Alert System will no longer be used to determine if high schools can reopen for in-person instruction. High schools will join all other schools in offering full-time, in-person instruction unless there is a COVID-19 active outbreak.
  • March 22:
    • On Monday, March 22, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that effective immediately, people 16 and older are eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine.
    • On Monday, March 22, Justice announced that fairs and festivals can resume May 1. He said more information on rules and guidelines related to those events will be forthcoming.
  • March 16: On Monday, March 15, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced he expanded the list of health conditions that qualify people age 16 and older for a coronavirus vaccine. Additionally, Justice announced that all essential workers are now eligible for a vaccine.
  • March 8: On Friday, March 5, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced he was ending capacity limits on restaurants, bars, retail and grocery stores, museums, gyms, and other small businesses, effective midnight. Justice also increased the gathering limit from 75 to 100, though people must continue to wear masks and social distance.
  • March 3: On Wednesday, March 3, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that, effective immediately, residents 50 and older are eligible to receive coronavirus vaccines. School teachers and staff 40 and older, as well as people 16 and older with chronic medical conditions, are now eligible for the vaccines.

January 2021

  • January 20: On Tuesday, Jan. 19, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that all residents 65 and older are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
  • January 14: On Wednesday, Jan. 13, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced the state would open up COVID-19 vaccinations to people age 70 and older.
  • January 12: On Monday, Jan. 11, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that 100% of the COVID-19 vaccine doses the state received from the federal government had been administered or were scheduled to be administered this week.
  • January 7: On Wednesday, Jan. 6, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced operation “Save Our Wisdom.” The effort aims to vaccinate all adults aged 80 and older, as well as Pre-K-12 school faculty age 50 and older, through a series of 10 clinics that will be held later in the week in different parts of the state.
  • January 4: On Wednesday, Dec. 30, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that all elementary and middle schools would reopen to full-time, in-person instruction beginning Jan. 19. Justice also announced that most high schools would reopen unless they are located in counties the Department of Health and Human Resources classified as red.

December 2020

  • December 1: On Monday, Nov. 30, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced he had asked hospitals to reevaluate the surge plans they created as part of the state’s reopening plan and consider reducing the number of elective surgeries being performed.

November 2020

  • November 17: On Friday, Nov. 13, Gov. Jim Justice (R) issued an executive order requiring all individuals to wear a mask in indoor public spaces unless eating or drinking. Individuals who are alone in a room are exempt from the requirement. Previously, Justice’s mask mandate had allowed for the removal of masks in cases where social distancing was possible.

October 2020

  • October 22: Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced the distribution of $25 million in CARES Act funding to help individuals pay utility bills. Public Service Districts will distribute the money to utility customers with unpaid utility bills from March 1-July 31 as a result of coronavirus-related economic hardship.
  • October 13: Bars in Morgantown, where West Virginia University is located, can reopen on Oct. 13. Gov. Jim Justice (R) ordered bars closed in the area on Sept. 2.
  • October 9: On Friday, Oct. 9, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that bars in Morgantown, where West Virginia University is located, can reopen on Oct. 13. Justice ordered bars closed in the area on Sept. 2.
  • October 6: On Monday, Oct. 5, Gov. Jim Justice (R) issued an executive order allowing live outdoor music performances to resume so long as crowds are restricted to 25% capacity or 250 individuals, whichever is less. Indoor live music performances which are streamed across the internet without crowds are permitted to resume.

September 2020

  • September 15: On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced he was adding a new color—gold—to the color-coding system that determines how schools can reopen. Counties with between 10 and 14.9 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people will be classified as gold. While in-person learning is allowed in gold counties, there are limits on gatherings and sports travel.
  • September 2: On Sept. 2, Gov. Jim Justice (R) closed bars in Monongalia County, two days after allowing them to reopen. He first closed bars in Monongalia in July following a spike in coronavirus cases in that area. Justice did not provide a timeline for when bars can reopen.
  • September 1: On Aug. 31, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that student athletes in counties with between 10 and 24.9 cases per 100,000 could begin playing sports immediately if they test negative for coronavirus. Currently, three counties are in that range, which the state designates as “orange” in its color-coded risk assessment system.

August 2020

  • August 27: On Aug. 26, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced students would be permitted to participate in marching bands and cheerleading activities at football games this fall.
  • August 25: On Aug. 24, Gov. Jim Justice (R) rescinded a ban on nursing home visitations in 53 counties. He banned nursing home visitations statewide on Aug. 12 following a spate of outbreaks. Nursing home visitations will remain prohibited in Monroe and Logan counties, which have more coronavirus cases.
  • August 19: Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced on Aug. 19 that bars in Monongalia County can reopen on Aug. 31. Justice closed bars in that county on July 13. Bars that reopen will be prohibited from offering live entertainment or dancing on dance floors.
  • August 17: Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced a color-coded school reopening metric for counties. Schools in green and yellow counties will be able to reopen for in-person instruction on the statewide school reentry date (currently Sept. 8, but a finalized date may not be available until Sept. 1). Schools in red and orange phase counties will be required to conduct fully remote operations. Fifty-two out of the state’s 55 counties are currently in the green or yellow phases.
  • August 13: Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced on Aug. 12 that he would prohibit nursing home visitations, effective at midnight, except for emergencies and end-of-life situations.
  • August 6: Gov. Jim Justice (R) released reopening guidance for public schools. Justice set a target reopening date of Sept. 8 and counties are required to submit their reopening plans by Aug. 14.

July 2020

  • July 27: Gov. Jim Justice (R) issued an order allowing all public and private colleges and universities to reopen, effective July 24. The order allows schools to choose their own reopening dates.
  • July 24: Gov. Jim Justice (R) extended the closure of bars in Monongalia County for another 10 days.
  • July 14: Effective July 14, the statewide limit on gatherings decreased from 100 people to 25. Bars in Monongalia County will also be closed for 10 days.
  • July 8: On July 8, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that September 8 is the target date for reopening schools.
  • July 7: On July 6, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that face coverings would be required in all indoor public spaces for everyone over the age of nine. The mandate went into effect at 12:01 a.m. July 7.

June 2020

  • June 23: Effective June 22, outdoor sporting events with spectators and youth sports games were allowed to resume as part of Week 9 of the reopening plan. Week 9 also permits outdoor equestrian events with spectators and summer youth camps.
  • June 17: Effective June 17, visitation at nursing homes is allowed to resume with restrictions. Only facilities that haven’t had a coronavirus case in the previous 14 days can reopen.
  • June 11: Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that limited family visits can resume at nursing homes that haven’t had a positive coronavirus case in 14 days on Wednesday, June 17.
  • June 5: Effective June 5, movie theaters and casinos can reopen at 50% capacity. The limit on gatherings also increased from 25 to 100 people.
  • June 2: At a press conference on June 1, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced the state had entered Week 6 of the reopening plan and the outlined next steps. More businesses, like casinos and movie theaters, will reopen on June 5.

May 2020

  • May 29: Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced on May 29 that low-contact, outdoor youth sports practices can resume on June 8. Adult sports facilities, such as indoor tennis courts and outdoor basketball courts, can also reopen that day.
  • May 26: The state entered the fifth week of reopening effective May 26, enabling additional businesses to reopen with restrictions. Zoos, museums and visitors centers, and indoor and outdoor bars can reopen at 50% capacity. State park cabins and lodges can also reopen for state residents only.
  • May 22: Effective May 22, restaurants in West Virginia can reopen to indoor dining. Capacity is capped at 50% and social distancing guidelines must be followed.
  • May 21: Indoor dining at restaurants, large retail stores, outdoor recreation rental businesses, tanning businesses, state park campgrounds for in-state residents only, and indoor shopping malls may all reopen, with restrictions, effective May 21. West Virginia is in the fourth week of its reopening plan. Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that swimming pools, bowling alleys and other forms of indoor entertainment, and spas and massage parlors can reopen in Week 5, which starts on May 25. Justice also announced that movie theaters can reopen on June 5.
  • May 18: Fitness centers, gymnasiums, and recreation centers began reopening on May 18 with restrictions. Facilities are limited to 40% capacity and must keep equipment separated to allow for at least six feet of space between people. Other restrictions include keeping showers, locker rooms, swimming pools, and basketball courts closed and limiting the size of group classes.
  • May 11: At a press conference on Monday, May 11, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that indoor dining at restaurants could resume at 50% capacity on May 21. Restrictions on some recreational activities will also be lifted on that date, including the reopening of state park campgrounds for residents of West Virginia.
  • May 7: Gov. Jim Justice (R) issued an order mandating that all employees at assisted living facilities and daycare centers in the state get tested for coronavirus. The order directs the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and the West Virginia National Guard to oversee and carry out the testing.
  • May 4: West Virginia began Week Two of its reopening plan Monday. Personal care businesses were allowed to reopen by appointment only, while outdoor dining at restaurants could also resume under social distancing restrictions. Churches and funeral homes were allowed to resume in-person services under guidelines for limited seating, physical distancing, and face covering restrictions. West Virginia is a Republican trifecta.

April 2020

  • April 30: Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that the statewide cumulative rate of positive test results remained below 3% for three consecutive days, triggering Week 1 of his reopening plan to begin Thursday. Week 1 includes allowing elective medical procedures, outpatient healthcare operations, and daycare operations (with enhanced testing procedures) to resume. Week 2, set to begin May 4, allows "small businesses with 10 or fewer employees, restaurants with takeaway service or outdoor dining options, religious entities and funeral homes, and professional service businesses such as hair salons, nail salons, barbershops, and pet grooming" to reopen. West Virginia is a Republican trifecta.
  • April 27: Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced a six-week phased reopening plan, which would be triggered by three consecutive days of a less than 3 percent cumulative statewide positive test rate. Week one would include restarting elective surgical procedures and reopening daycares. Week two would include outdoor dining, appointment-only professional services such as barbershops, church services with social distancing, and more. Other types of businesses and facilities would reopen weeks three through six. West Virginia is a Republican trifecta.


Vaccine distribution

This section contains a table of quick facts on the state’s vaccine distribution plan and a timeline of noteworthy events, including updates on vaccine availability for new groups of individuals, changes to state distribution plans, and much more. If you know of a noteworthy story we are missing, please email us at [email protected].

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources released a distribution plan on October 16, 2020.

Quick facts

West Virginia state vaccination plan quick information
What governing entities are responsible for vaccine allocation and distribution?[1] West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Where can I find a quick breakdown of phases in my state? N/A[2]
Where can I find the distribution plan? WEST VIRGINIA INTERIM COVID-19 VACCINATION PLAN
When was the plan first released to the public? November 26, 2020
When was the plan most recently updated? November 26, 2020
Where can I find answers to frequently asked questions? COVID-19 VACCINE
Where can I find data related to the coronavirus in my state? West Virginia COVID-19
Where is the state health department's homepage? West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Where can I find additional information about the state's vaccine distribution? The COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan in West Virginia - AARP

Timeline

  • Nov. 15, 2021: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that all residents 18 and older were eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot if six months had passed since their last shot.[3]
  • May 27, 2021: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced new details on a COVID-19 vaccine incentive initiative. People who had or would receive at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine would be entered into drawings for prizes beginning June 20. Prizes would include cash, college scholarships, and pickup trucks. Justice said he would announce more details at a press conference Tuesday, June 1.[4]
  • April 26, 2021: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced an initiative to give $100 savings bonds to people age 16 to 35 who chose to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Justice announced the initiative would be retroactive to include anyone in that age group who had already been vaccinated.[5]
  • March 22, 2021: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced people 16 and older were eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine.[6]
  • March 15, 2021: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced he expanded the list of health conditions that qualify people age 16 and older for a coronavirus vaccine. Additionally, Justice announced that all essential workers were eligible for a vaccine.[7]
  • March 3, 2021: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that residents 50 and older were eligible to receive coronavirus vaccines. School teachers and staff 40 and older, as well as people 16 and older with chronic medical conditions, also became eligible for the vaccines.[8]
  • January 19, 2021: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that all residents 65 and older were eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.[9]
  • January 13, 2021: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced the state would open up COVID-19 vaccinations to people age 70 and older.[10]
  • January 12, 2021: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that 100% of the COVID-19 vaccine doses the state received from the federal government had been administered or were scheduled to be administered within the week.[11]
  • January 6, 2021: Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced operation “Save Our Wisdom," aiming to vaccinate all adults aged 80 and older, as well as Pre-K-12 school faculty age 50 and older, through a series of 10 clinics in different parts of the state.[12]

School reopenings and closures

See also: School responses in West Virginia to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Schools in West Virginia were closed to in-person instruction on March 13, 2020, and remained closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year. The state allowed schools to start reopening on September 8, 2020. The timeline below lists statewide responses we tracked.

  • June 29, 2021: At the end of the school year, Burbio reported all schools were in-person in West Virginia .[13][14]
  • March 24, 2021: Gov. Jim Justice (R) ordered all schools, regardless of grade or county transmission levels, to reopen for in-person learning five days a week. Previously, high schools had to close in counties the DHHR designated as red transmission areas.[15]
  • January 19, 2021: All public and private pre-K, elementary, and middle schools in West Virginia were required to resume full-time in-person or hybrid (at least two in-person days every week) instruction, regardless of their county’s transmission rates. High schools were still required to close if they were located in counties the Department of Health and Human Resources classified as red in the County Alert System map.[9]
  • December 30, 2020: On Dec. 30, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that all elementary and middle schools would reopen to full-time, in-person instruction beginning Jan. 19. Justice also announced that most high schools would reopen unless they were located in counties the Department of Health and Human Resources classified as red.[16]
  • December 3, 2020: Public and private schools in West Virginia were allowed to reopen from Thanksgiving closures starting Dec. 3. Gov. Jim Justice ordered schools closed from Thanksgiving through Dec. 3 to allow a seven-day period between holiday gatherings and in-person instruction.[17]
  • September 15, 2020: Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced he was adding a new color—gold—to the color-coding system that determined how schools could reopen. Counties with between 10 and 14.9 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people would be classified as gold. While in-person learning was allowed in gold counties, there were limits on gatherings and sports travel.[18]
  • Sept. 10, 2020: At the beginning of the school year, Burbio reported most schools were using virtual or hybrid learning in West Virginia .[19][20]
  • August 14, 2020: Justice announced a color-coded school reopening metric for counties. Schools in green and yellow counties would be able to reopen for in-person instruction on the statewide school reentry date. Schools in red and orange phase counties would be required to conduct fully remote operations. Fifty-two out of the state’s 55 counties were in the green or yellow phases.[21]
  • August 5, 2020: Justice released reopening guidance for schools in the state. Justice set a target reopening date of Sept. 8 and counties were required to submit their reopening plans by Aug. 14.[22]


  • April 21, 2020: Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced that schools would not reopen for in-person instruction for the remainder of the academic year. Prior to the announcement, schools were closed through April 30.[23]
  • April 1, 2020: Justice announced that the statewide school closure, scheduled to end April 17, was extended through April 30.[24]
  • March 25, 2020: Justice announced that all schools would remain closed through April 17.[25]
  • March 13, 2020: Justice closed all pre-K-12 schools across the state indefinitely.[26]

Statewide travel restrictions

See also: Travel restrictions issued by states in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021


Does West Virginia have restrictions on travel? No. The quarantine requirement for out-of-state travelers ended May 21, 2020.[27]

More information can be found at West Virginia Tourism.

Timeline

  • May 21, 2020: Gov. Jim Justice (R) ended the order requiring out-of-state travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days.[28]
  • March 31, 2020: Gov. Justice issued an executive order requiring all non-residents traveling to West Virginia from a COVID-19 hotspot self-quarantine for two weeks. The order instructed West Virginia State Police to monitor roadways for such possible travelers. Those traveling for essential business were exempt. Failure to comply with the order could have resulted in fines up to $500 and jail time no more than one year.[29]


Statewide mask requirements

See also: State-level mask requirements in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020


On July 6, Gov. Jim Justice (R) issued an executive order requiring everyone over the age of nine to wear a face covering in indoor public places when social distancing wasn't possible. The order was effective July 7.[30] On November 14, Justice updated the order to require masks in public at all times, regardless of social distancing. To read the November 14 order, click here.

On May 14, 2021, Justice announced that fully vaccinated individuals would no longer be required to wear masks while indoors.

On June 20, 2021, Justice ended the statewide indoor mask requirement.[31]


Noteworthy lawsuits

See also: Lawsuits about state actions and policies in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021

Eden LLC v. Justice: On September 17, 2020, a joint group of businesses and the parents of public school children filed suit against West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, challenging what they called his "never-ending executive orders mandating restrictions of constitutionally protected activities." The plaintiffs alleged that Justice’s COVID-19 orders violated the U.S. Constitution’s Takings Clause and encroached on its guarantees of substantive due process, procedural due process, equal protection, freedom of assembly, and freedom of expression. The plaintiffs argued that Justice’s "actions in classifying business as 'non-essential' are arbitrary and irrational," as was his "blanket closure of private or public schools." Neither Justice nor his office had commented publicly on the suit, as of September 23, 2020.[32]

Officials and candidates diagnosed with or quarantined due to coronavirus

See also: Government official, politician, and candidate deaths, diagnoses, and quarantines due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021

The table below lists officials or candidates who have been diagnosed with or quarantined due to coronavirus. The most recent announcements appear first.

Name Office Date Status
Tom Takubo West Virginia State Senate District 17 September 21, 2020 Takubo announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[33]
Brandon Steele West Virginia House of Delegates District 29 March 21, 2021 On March 21, 2021, Steele announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[34]
Jim Justice Governor of West Virginia January 11, 2022 Justice announced on January 11, 2022, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.[35]


Paths to recovery by state

To read about other states’ responses and recoveries, click one of the links below:

Other state government responses

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https://ballotpedia.org/Government_responses_to_and_political_effects_of_the_coronavirus_pandemic,_2020_(STATE)

General resources

The chart below shows coronavirus statistics from countries across the world. The information is provided by Real Clear Politics.

Click the links below to explore official resources related to the coronavirus outbreak.

See also

Footnotes

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  13. ↑ Burbio rated West Virginia's in-person index at 100. To read more about Burbio's school opening tracker, click here. To read more about Burbio's methodology, click here.
  14. ↑ Burbio, "Burbio's K-12 School Opening Tracker," accessed Oct. 8, 2021
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  18. ↑ The Intelligencer, "Updated: West Virginia adds gold color to COVID-19 map; metrics on school re-entry change again," September 15, 2020
  19. ↑ Burbio rated West Virginia's in-person index between 0-20. To read more about Burbio's school opening tracker, click here. To read more about Burbio's methodology, click here.
  20. ↑ Burbio, "Burbio's K-12 School Opening Tracker," accessed Oct. 8, 2021
  21. ↑ Governor of West Virginia, "COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice announces West Virginia School Re-entry Metrics and Protocols," August 14, 2020
  22. ↑ Governor of West Virginia, "COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice announces reopening plan for West Virginia schools," August 5, 2020
  23. ↑ CBS News Pittsburgh, "Coronavirus In West Virginia: Schools Closed For Rest Of Academic Year Amid Virus Threat," April 21, 2020
  24. ↑ WVNS, "WV primary election postponed to June 9, schools closed until April 30," April 1, 2020
  25. ↑ WTOV, "Justice: West Virginia public schools closed through April 20," March 25, 2020
  26. ↑ Office of the Governor of West Virginia, "COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice announces closure of West Virginia schools," March 13, 2020
  27. ↑ Office of the Governor, "COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice announces reopening dates for swimming pools, movie theaters, bowling alleys and other places with indoor amusement," May 21, 2020
  28. ↑ Office of the Governor, "COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice announces reopening dates for swimming pools, movie theaters, bowling alleys and other places with indoor amusement," May 21, 2020
  29. ↑ State of West Virginia, "Executive Order," accessed April 2, 2020
  30. ↑ Office of the Governor, "COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice announces statewide indoor face covering requirement," July 6, 2020
  31. ↑ West Virginia Office of the Governor, "Gov. Justice announces first “Do it for Babydog” vaccine lottery millionaire and other prize winners; lifts statewide mask mandate," accessed June 21, 2021
  32. ↑ United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, "Eden LLC v. Justice: Verified Complaint," September 17, 2020
  33. ↑ WV News, "West Virginia Senate Majority Leader positive for COVID-19," September 22, 2020
  34. ↑ WV Public, "West Virginia House Gov. Org. Chair Brandon Steele Tests Positive For Coronavirus," March 21, 2021
  35. ↑ West Virginia Office of the governor, "Gov. Justice health update: January 14, 2022," January 14, 2022
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