More West Virginia counties could see school closures

Published October 13, 2020 9:30pm ET



Some West Virginia counties are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, which could force more school districts to halt in-person classes.

As of Monday, one county has entered into the red, which is Gov. Jim Justice’s worst designation for COVID-19 cases in the state’s color-coded designation system. Another six counties are in the orange, which is the second worst. This is an increase from Saturday, when no counties were in the red and four were in the orange.

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