On Monday, September 5, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported 792 active cases of the coronavirus in Putnam County, the most since December 19, 2020.

During the 7-day period from August 30 through September 5, there was a record 374 new cases. The previous 7-day record of 317 new cases was set in the last week of November 2020.

Putnam’s record new case total would have been much higher than 374…