The West Virginia DHHR has not reported a single case of the Omicron Covid variant but the surge of active case numbers from 215 on December 23 to 501 on January 4, 2022, is strong evidence that it is here.

There were 449 new cases reported in Putnam in the 7-day period between December 27 and January 2.

While the jump in numbers is concerning, the numbers are not as alarming as they first appear.…