West Virginia To Pay Unemployed Workers An Additional $400 Weekly Benefit

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The federal government approved West Virginia’s application for funding to provide additional unemployment benefits to residents, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday.
Those unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic will receive an additional $400 per week, with the federal government providing $300 and the state $100, Justice said.
The governor’s office also said a 40-year-old South Central Regional Jail inmate who had tested positive for COVID-19 during the