WV and National Disaster News - August 10, 2021

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WEST VIRGINIA

Government

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for August 10, 2021 (WV DHHR) - No deaths have been reported to DHHR in the last 24 hours.

LOCAL

• Feds Give West Virginia $1M in Disaster Cleanup Employment Funds (Newsmax)
• West Virginia COVID cases jump by a thousand to 4,010 (WV Metro News)

national

COVID

• FEMA releases COVID-19 funeral assistance costs (KITV 4)
• Pentagon moves to mandate coronavirus vaccination for all troops  (Washington Post)

WEATHER

• More severe weather on the horizon for weary north-central US (AccuWeather)
• Tropical Storm Warnings Issued For Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands; System Likely to Become 'Fred' (The Weather Channel)
• Thousands of Californians under evacuation orders as Dixie Fire nears 500,000 acres (Axios)
• Tornadoes reported in DeKalb, Kane and Lee counties (Chicago Tribune)
• North Dakota request Presidential Disaster Declaration (KXNET News)
• How Climate Change Has Fueled Multiple Billion-Dollar Disasters Along Interstate 10 From Houston to the Florida Panhandle (The Weather Channel)