Active COVID-19 cases dipped more than 500 over the weekend in West Virginia, while three more virus-related deaths were reported.

The state Department of Health and Human Resources on Monday listed active virus cases at 2,891, 543 fewer cases than were reported at the end of last week. DHHR officials said there were 1,896 new virus cases since the last update, but the number of recoveries lowered the active case total.

West Virginia’s pandemic death total has risen to 7,206 with the confirmation of these deaths: a 63-year-old man from Putnam County, a 79-year-old woman from Cabell County, and a 62-year-old woman from Morgan County.

Hospitalizations were at 333 (down 22), with 46 in intensive care (a decrease of three) and 13 on a ventilator (up two). Recoveries were at 559,225.

The state’s cumulative positive test rate was at 8.40%, up slightly from 8.39%, while the daily positive test rate was at 17.67%, up from 8.88%.

On the county alert map, 40 counties (four less than the previous map) were in yellow. Fourteen counties - Monroe, Fayette, Jackson, Wirt, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Pleasants, Randolph, Barbour, Taylor, Preston, Morgan and Brooke – were in green. One county (Hardy) was in gold.

Following is the latest breakdown of active virus cases in each county: Barbour (11), Berkeley (205), Boone (37), Braxton (17), Brooke (30), Cabell (154), Calhoun (4), Clay (13), Doddridge (11), Fayette (61), Gilmer (7), Grant (25), Greenbrier (74), Hampshire (33), Hancock (37), Hardy (37), Harrison (114), Jackson (23), Jefferson (55), Kanawha (291), Lewis (17), Lincoln (44), Logan (83), Marion (109), Marshall (54), Mason (56), McDowell (34), Mercer (164), Mineral (62), Mingo (47), Monongalia (101), Monroe (29), Morgan (14), Nicholas (50), Ohio (55), Pendleton (9), Pleasants (6), Pocahontas (14), Preston (20), Putnam (82), Raleigh (155), Randolph (21), Ritchie (18), Roane (28), Summers (23), Taylor (13), Tucker (5), Tyler (8), Upshur (38), Wayne (42), Webster (19), Wetzel (20), Wirt (6), Wood (161), Wyoming (45).