WV and National Disaster News - April 25, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA 

COVID
WV Daily Update & Stats for April 25, 2022 (WV DHHR) - here are currently 631 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There has been one death reported since the last report, with a total of 6,824 deaths attributed to COVID-19.​

• Monongalia County Commission approves new round of coronavirus funding (MetroNews-Radio)  
• WV Map All Green Locally (WCBC-Radio)  
• Gamble: Local COVID Numbers Likely Higher Than Reported (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)  
• OPINION: Covid's Preventable Deaths (MetroNews-Radio)  

 
OTHER

• Process begins for storm-water improvements on Rogers Street (WVVA-TV) 
• W.Va. National Guard to provide Ukraine military with armored vehicles (WSAZ-TV)  

NATIONAL NEWS 
 
COVID

• Covid-19 data reporting is becoming less frequent, making trends harder to track (CNN)
• COVID shots still work but researchers hunt new improvements (AP) 
• With transportation mask order lifted, bus riders worried about health have few alternatives  (The Washington Post) 

• Wildfires hit Southwest as season starts "dangerously early" (CBS News), also see NBC News
• Destructive wildfires in New Mexico trigger emergency declaration (NPR)
• With 'half the state' on fire, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham warns of long wildfire season (USA Today)
• Four months after tornado, Kentucky focuses on rebuilding  (Associated Press)
• Louisiana's coastal communities could see $5.5B in damages in worst-case climate change scenario (NOLA.com)

OTHER

• Website Shows Women How to Succeed in Emergency Management (Government Technology)
  

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