WV and National Disaster News - April 11, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for April 11, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been 2 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,755 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 321 active COVID-19 cases statewide. 

• Public health officials encourage COVID-19 booster vaccinations (The Exponent Telegram)
• Area hospitals see decline in COVID-19 patients (WVVA-TV)

• Warning Sirens a Relic of the Past as Emergency Agencies Move to Phone-Based Alerts (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• VA commission recommends closing Beckley VA Medical Center, replacing with new structure for out-patient services (WVVA-TV)
• Budget cuts proposed for Clarksburg VA (WTAP-TV)
• WV concerned about proposed VA health cuts for veterans (WBOY-TV)
• OPINION: West Virginia Medical Centers Targeted for Major Changes (MetroNews-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• BA.2 is the dominant COVID-19 variant in the US. Here's what's known about it (Associated Press)
• Pentagon plans for next pandemic as COVID mission ends (The Associated Press)
• Rising COVID-19 Cases in U.S. Not Yet Cause for Alarm: Fauci (Health Day)
• COVID in Pa. weekly update, April 8: Cases increase, hospitalizations continue decline (WHTM- 27 Harrisburg)
• Covid Live Updates: Cases Rise Quickly in New York City and Washington, D.C (The New York Times)

 
WEATHER

• Most far-reaching severe weather, tornado threat so far in 2022 forecast for central U.S. (AccuWeather) Also see: The Weather Channel 
• March breaks record for most tornadoes (ABC News)
• Power has been restored to much of Puerto Rico following an island-wide outage (CNN) Also see: NBC News, also see  ABC News
• Climate Brief: The only thing we should be talking about is the Climate Crisis (Daily Kos)
• OPINION: I Would Have Never Bought This Home if I Knew It Flooded (The New York Times)
• Insurance Can Make or Break Your Financial Plan (Kiplinger)
• New rules will drive flood insurance rates up (AdVantage News)
• States with the most his​toric sites at risk of flooding (Stacker)
  

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