West Virginia Governor Jim Justice warned the public can expect more people to die from COVID-19 if vaccination rates across the state don't improve drastically.
In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice celebrates his reelection at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice warned the state to brace for more COVID-related deaths if vaccination numbers don't improve.The governor said he doesn't want to mandate vaccines for employees, saying getting the vaccine should be a choice.
"Seventy-four more people have died since Wednesday," Gov. Justice said, providing updates to the state's ongoing battle against the coronavirus in a news briefing on Friday. "And they'll keep dying. That's all there is to it." "We just are going to keep lining the body bags up, and we're going to line them up, and line them up," he continued.
This comes as new COVID-19 cases in the state continue to skyrocket. West Virginia reported 2,070 new probable and confirmed cases on Friday, based onThe state excelled in vaccine rollouts, reporting a higher percentage of vaccinations in its population than any other state in February, the
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