by Kate Evans & Kate Shunney
The West Virginia Division of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) put Morgan County on “gold” status for the second time in three days on Tuesday, October 13.
This week is the first time the county’s cases have risen to that level.
The gold color designation means the county has moved into heightened community transmission rates for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus.
According to the DHHR COVID…






