Putnam displayed green, the most favorable color, on the DHHR Covid-Alert Map between March 16 and 20 before turning yellow on Sunday, March 18. The green coloration resulted from an average test positivity rate of less than 3% for the preceding 7-day periods.

On Tuesday, March 23, Putnam displayed yellow. While yellow is a more desirable coloration than gold, orange or red, it is not a color to be celebrated. Only 14 of West Virginia’s…