Faster spread of COVID in county; face masks mandated in county schools for a second week

by Kate Evans

Morgan County Schools students, staff and visitors will be required to wear face masks this coming week of school — the week of August 30 –as the Morgan County COVID-19 transmission levels remain high.

The weekly total of new COVID-19 cases for the week of August 20-26 was 55 cases, according to the Morgan County Health Department on Friday. According to the West Virginia DHHR, 86 county residents have active cases…