WV and National Disaster News - April 7, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for April 7, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been eight deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,749 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 324 active COVID-19 cases statewide. For more information, see detailed stats.

• West Virginia sees active COVID cases fluctuate, hospitalizations continue decline (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Active COVID-19 cases back over 300 in W.Va. on Wednesday; 25 virus-related deaths added (WCHS-TV)

OPIOD News

• In third day of opioid trial, state witnesses argue opioid dependence was well-documented (The Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• Trial against opioid manufacturers continues with medical historian testimony (MetroNews-Radio)
• Ohio County Joins Opioid Settlement Agreement (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

OTHER

• Study calls for major changes in VA healthcare system; VA medical centers in West Virginia would be drastically affected (The Exponent Telegram)
• W.Va. Used Body Armor Going To Ukraine Citizens (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• Covid-19 Variant Strategy for Long Haul Is Needed, FDA Official Says (The Wall Street Journal)
• Advisers to FDA weigh in on updated COVID boosters for the fall (National Public Radio)
• Study reveals how Covid-19 infections can set off massive inflammation in the body (CNN)
• People are developing trauma-like symptoms as the pandemic wears on (National Public Radio)
• How an aging nation, COVID-19 stretch the doctor workforce thin (American Medical Association)
• OPINION: Shanghai Avoided Covid Disaster for Two Years. Now We’re Locked Down. (The New York Times)
• Why the WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne (Nature)
• Johns Hopkins, Georgetown universities reinstate COVID-19 measures, mask mandates (WTOP-Radio)

WEATHER

• Tornado Outbreak: Three Deaths Blamed on Storms; State of Emergency in Georgia (The Weather Channel) Also see: WXIA News 11 (GA) and NBC News (Videos)
• Severe Threat Lingers Along East Coast, Florida Following Damaging Tornado Outbreak in Storm-Weary South (The Weather Channel)

OTHER

• Reporters win 2022 Goldsmith Investigative Reporting Prize for Series on FEMA (MSN)
• Yellen calls for crypto regulation to reduce risks, fraud (The Associated Press)