UPDATE 03/27/2020 @ 1 p.m.

According to a statement from Sundale Nursing Home's CEO Michael Hicks, Sundale Nursing Home reported that a resident at the home died.

"We have since learned that this individual did not pass away, as we originally believed," Hicks said. "This individual has COVID-19 and is currently hospitalized in critical condition at a local hospital."

"We apologize for the confusion and the erroneous reporting that was relayed to the local health department, Monongalia County Health Department, and ultimately to the state Department of Health and Human Resources, which reported the death in an official capacity," Hicks said.

UPDATE 03/27/2020 @ 11:55 a.m.

According to Sundale Nursing Home's Admission/Marketing Director Donna Tennant, the first reported COVID-19 death is not true.

Tennant said there was miscommunication between staff at Sundale and DHHR.

Sundale CEO Michael Hicks said the man reported dead is currently at Mon General in serious condition.

Tennant says they have contacted DHHR.

As of Thursday night, West Virginia has 76 confirmed cases of COVID-19.