WV and National Disaster News - April 14, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for April 14, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been 14 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,791 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 367 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

• WV Prepares Rollout of 4th Vaccine Dose (WCBC-Radio)
• Kanawha health officials report one new COVID-19-related death (WCHS-TV)
• After A Year, W.Va. Rental Assistance Still Slow To Reach Those In Need  - a Pandemic Relief Program (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

• FLU: W.Va. health officials report influenza-associated death of young person (WCHS-TV)
• MENTAL HEALTH: Officials say new W.Va. mental health hotline will help people in the state (WTAP-TV)

WEATHER

• WV is the least green state, study says (WBOY-TV)
• County offering to buy homes in flood zones (WBOY-TV)

• Monongalia County Commission steps up to help financially struggling EMS units (MetroNews-Radio)
• W.Va. National Guard receives first of the most up to date Blackhawk medivac aircraft (MetroNews-Radio)
• W.Va. airport certified hot spot location for refueling Osprey aircraft (WSAZ-TV)
• Office of Minority Affairs conducts listening tour on ARPA (WBOY-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• Mask mandate aboard planes, trains and buses in the US extended until May 3 (ABC8); Also see The Reporter and Axios
• Supply Chain Hurdles Will Outlast Pandemic, White House Says (New York Times)
• What do we know about two new versions of Omicron variant spreading in New York (Yahoo News)
• Are We About To See The Return Of Mask Mandates Across The U.S.? (Travel off Path)
• FEMA: COVID-19 funeral assistance is still available (Yahoo News); Also see Homeland Security Today reports

WEATHER

• Snow totals top 40 inches as April blizzard blasts northern US (AccuWeather)
• At Least One Person Dead in Arkansas in Third Day of Severe Weather Outbreak (The Weather Channel) - reports more than 100,000 homes and businesses are without power in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. Also see: NBC News 
• Severe Weather Threat to Linger Along East Coast Thursday (The Weather Channel
• Two found dead in New Mexico's McBride Fire (NBC News); Also see:  Associated Press, CNN,  and KOB News 4 (NM) .
• As effects of climate change begin to show, Ithaca starts preparing (The Ithacan)
• Climate Change Making Hurricanes Wetter and More Destructive (CNET.com) 
• Experts urge everyone to prepare for hurricane season, no matter where you live (CBS News); Also see: Homeland Security Today 

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