health_tweets: 65226

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rowid id user created_at full_text retweet_count favorite_count State Abbreviation State Health Department Website
65226 65225 1276624225261039617 2353731720 2020-06-26T21:11:48+00:00 .@WVGovernor's testing initiative for minorities/vulnerable populations resulted in 862 tested today: 209 Cabell Co, 168 Hancock Co, 135 Mingo Co, and 350 Randolph County. Free testing continues tomorrow in these locations https://bit.ly/38bsCiv @WVHHOMA @WVNationalGuard https://twitter.com/WV_DHHR/status/1276624225261039617/photo/1 1 0 West Virginia WV West Virginia Department of Health https://dhhr.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx