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County orders restrict gatherings & business flow, alert first responders to viral cases

by Kate Shunney

Morgan County Commissioners have approved and signed an Emergency Order to impose rules meant to help stem the spread of the highly-contagious coronavirus between county residents.

The order passed last Tuesday, three days after West Virginia Governor Jim Justice directed tighter rules about gatherings and business operations on the Eastern Panhandle, one of the state’s “hot spots” for COVID-19 cases.

At press time, Morgan County has six confirmed cases of the disease…

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