WV and National Disaster News - April 8, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for April 8, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been 4 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,753 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 358 active COVID-19 cases statewide. For more information, see detailed stats.

• Official: COVID cases in state may be underreported but hospitalizations are the number to watch (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
• Amjad: West Virginia’s hospital numbers good, active COVID cases may be low (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• WV has more than a dozen cases of BA.2 sub variant of COVID (MetroNews-Radio)
• West Virginia's active COVID-19 inches up for second straight day; eight deaths reported (WCHS-TV)
• Gov. Justice promotes second COVID booster shots  (WBOY-TV)

OTHER

• Ihlenfeld warns of trend of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl disguised as prescription pills (MetroNews-Radio)  Also see:  The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register
• ‘Sell like crazy, rake in the dough’: Fourth day of opioid trial delves into pharmaceutical marketing tactics (The Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• W.Va. Stiffens Penalties For Fentanyl Distribution (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Gov. Justice signs bill to increase penalties relating to fentanyl (WBOY-TV)
• VA Recommends Reducing W.Va. Services (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio) Also see MetroNews-Radio

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID 

• COVID-19 infection increases risk of serious blood clots 3 to 6 months later: Study (ABC News)
• KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: Views On The Pandemic At Two Years (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• COVID-19 is here to stay, health experts say (WUSA-TV)
• Appeals court reinstates Biden federal employee vaccine mandate (NBC News)
• FEMA Sets Deadlines Applicable to Pandemic Claims (JD Supra)
• COVID-19 health workers suffer combat-type moral trauma (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)
• It's not just doctors and nurses. Veterinarians are burning out, too (National Public Radio)

WEATHER

• Tornado activity in March surged into record territory across the US (AccuWeather)
• At least 25 tornadoes confirmed so far from latest April severe weather outbreak (Fox News)
• Enormous storm could produce blizzard, widespread severe weather next week (AccuWeather) Also see The Weather Channel 
• Major outage forces Puerto Rico to shutter schools, offices (Associated Press)
• FEMA must adapt to new reality of US climate refugees (The Hill)
• The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than usual, researchers say (National Public Radio)
• NOAA: Potent heat-trapping methane increases at record pace (The Associated Press)