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From left, Penny Legg, Beverly Skaggs and Heather Helvey make salads for pick up at Greenbrier East High School Monday, March 16, 2020 in Lewisburg, W.Va. Greenbrier County schools will be distributing lunches at the school from 12-1p.m. and deliveries will also be available later in the week for those affected by school closings due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Jenny Harnish/The Register-Herald via AP)

From left, Penny Legg, Beverly Skaggs and Heather Helvey make salads for pick up at Greenbrier East High School Monday, March 16, 2020 in Lewisburg, W.Va. Greenbrier County schools will be distributing lunches at the school from 12-1p.m. and deliveries will also be available later in the week for those affected by school closings due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Jenny Harnish/The Register-Herald via AP)

March 16, 2020

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West Virginia governor declares emergency as virus threatens
March 16, 2020 5:05 p.m.

West Virginia governor declares emergency as virus threatens

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice on Monday declared a state of emergency in response to the new coronavirus, even as West Virginia remains the last state in the U.S. without a confirmed case.