WV and National Disaster News - April 27, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID

WV Daily COVID Update for April 27, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been six deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,851 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 719 active COVID-19 cases statewide. See Details.

• West Virginia active COVID cases keep increasing slightly (WBOY-TV)
• COVID-19 active case increase was not unexpected (The Journal)
• Twenty-one more W.Va. COVID-related deaths reported, with most from data reconciliation (WCHS-TV)

OTHER

• W.Va. Overdose Deaths On The Decline (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Multimillion dollar economic, infrastructure development laws clear W.Va. Legislature (WCHS-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections (KYW NewsRadio)
• Pfizer seeks emergency authorization for COVID-19 booster in children ages 5 to 11 (Fox News via MSN)
• Vaccines for young children are being delayed by incomplete data, a top F.D.A. official suggests.  (New York Times)
• Dr. Fauci on why the U.S. is ‘out of the pandemic phase’  (PBS NewsHour)
• Can we trust rapid COVID tests against BA.2? This is what the experts say (NPR)

Facing border pressures, Biden officials pledge tougher enforcement (The Washington Post)  CBS news reports that Biden officials released an updated post-Title 42 plan  which includes 1. surging personnel and resources to the southern border; 2. expanding migrant processing capacity; 3. deporting, detaining or prosecuting some migrants; 4. securing assistance from border organizations, 5. cracking down on human smugglers and 6. deterring migration across the Western Hemisphere, including the expansion of a fast-track deportation process created in 1996, to deport migrants who do not ask for humanitarian refuge or who fail initial asylum screenings. Officials said asylum-seekers fleeing violence will have access to humanitarian protection.

WEATHER 

• Severe Thunderstorm, Flood Threats Return to Plains Again Late This Week (The Weather Channel), also see AccuWeather 
• Major flooding is expected along the Red River into next week (AccuWeather)
• Millions must cut water use in drought-stricken California (Associated Press)