WV and National Disaster News - April 6, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID

WV Daily COVID Update and Stats for April 6, 2022 (WVDHHR) - There have been 25 deaths reported since the last report (4/5/2022), with a total of 6,741 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 305 active COVID-19 cases statewide. For more information, see detailed stats.

Justice warns new variant could restart pandemic for state (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph)

Concerns in West Virginia after COVID spikes in two neighboring states (WDVM-TV)

Active COVID-19 cases fall below 300 in Tuesday report from DHHR (MetroNews-Radio)

Two COVID-19-related deaths reported in Kanawha County; active cases drop below 20 (WCHS-TV)

Marshall County terminates COVID ‘State of Emergency,’ beating Gov. Justice to it (WTRF-TV)

122 deaths are removed from West Virginia’s official covid-19 count (MetroNews-Radio)

OTHER

West Virginia Office of Minority Affairs ARPA listening tour to make stops in North Central West Virginia (The Exponent Telegram)

Gupta testimony part of state’s case against drug manufacturers (MetroNews-Radio)

US drug czar Gupta testifies in W.Va. lawsuit against opioid makers (WCHS-TV)

12 Years Later, Upper Big Branch Families Remember The 29 Miners Lost (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Memory of Upper Big Branch Mine explosion and the 29 victims live on in annual commemoration (The Register-Herald)

12 years later: Raleigh County honors Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster victims (WVVA-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

Agriculture

What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in 7 years (National Public Radio)

COVID

Biden-Harris Administration Announces a New Way for Medicare Beneficiaries to Get Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

Protection against infection offered by fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose wanes quickly, Israeli study finds (CNN)

White House lays out plan to combat long COVID (WTKR-TV)

A New Covid Mystery: Why haven’t cases started rising again in the U.S.? (The New York Times)

Shanghai to allow parents to stay with COVID-infected kids (The Associated Press)

Colorado is moving toward statewide coverage of wastewater surveillance (National Public Radio)

WEATHER

2 Killed After More Tornadoes Hit the South (The Weather Channel)

Georgia, South Carolina among multiple states at risk of more tornadoes (AccuWeather) - Also see CNN 

Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread (The Associated Press)

Sevier County officials talk next steps following fire (WVLT News 8 TN)

NHC still considering whether to change start date of hurricane season (AccuWeather)

OTHER

Public Health and Pharmacy Intersect, Providing Opportunities (Drug Topics)

Remote work is commonplace now, and workers with disabilities stand to benefit (WITF-Radio)

White House expected to extend pandemic pause on student loan repayments (WTKR-TV)