WV and National Disaster News - August 6, 2021

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WEST VIRGINIA

Active COVID cases pass 3,000 in West Virginia; five deaths reported Thursday (WCHS Charleston)

Hoppy Kerchival: Refusal to get vaccinated defies all logic (Charleston Gazette-Mail)

CDC: Over half of West Virginia counties experiencing high transmission of COVID-19 (WV News)

Nineteen of 55 West Virginia counties remain in green in state COVID color map (WCHS Charleston)

Berkeley County leads in variant COVID-19; more require vaccination (Hagerstown Herald-Mail)

West Virginia Wesleyan College to charge unvaccinated students a $750 “COVID fee” for Fall 2021 semester (WDTV Bridgeport)

Clarksburg (West Virginia) Water Board distributes cases of water to known or suspected lead line consumers (WV News)

First responder event to make people with disabilities comfortable (WOWK Charleston)

National

COVID

Biden administration considers withholding funds and other measures to spur vaccinations (Washington Post)

After months of vaccine incentives, nation changes course  (ABC News)

FDA expected to recommend boosters for immunocompromised Americans within weeks: Source (ABC News)

Eviction moratorium, enhanced unemployment: Here's when pandemic-related help is ending (CBS News)

Potential military vaccine mandate brings distrust, support (Associated Press/AP)

Trump-appointed IG blames FEMA — not task force — for PPE chaos (NBC News); See related article: The Hill 

WEATHER

Newsom declares state of emergency as wildfires grow in Northern CA (KRON-TV)

'Catastrophic, devastating' fire leaves California town in ruins (AccuWeather)

Atlantic storm system has 70% of forming tropical depression, forecasters say (Tampa Bay Times)

Oregon to receive millions in federal funds to help counter climate change (KATU ABC)