WV and National Disaster News - December 14, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for December 14, 2022 (WV DHHR) – there are currently 941 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There were no deaths reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours, and the total deaths remain at 7,649 attributed to COVID-19.
 
Disaster Recovery

• Mingo among counties denied FEMA assistance  (Williamson Daily News)

• WV stream gauge network that provides key data to emergency and environmental officials faces funding shortfall  (Williamson Daily News)

Infrastructure

• Improving Broadband Accuracy in The Mountain State  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Overdose/Addiction/Recovery

• A major drugmaker plans to sell overdose-reversal nasal spray Narcan over the counter (WHYY – PBS)
• Capito, Manchin Announce CDS Award to Renovate Thomas Health's St. Francis Campus to Strengthen Addiction Healing Center  (Office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito)

Weather

• West Virginia and Ohio to see wet weather from Winter Storm Diaz  (WTRF-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
COVID, FLU, RSV

• It's Time to Wear a Mask Again, Health Experts Say (New York Times)
• A trifecta of respiratory viruses – Covid, RSV and flu – is taxing hospitals across the nation (CNN)
• CDC says long Covid has contributed to thousands of U.S. deaths (Politico)
• Tips to keep you and your family safe from the tripledemic during the holidays (NPR)
• NH Supreme Court to decide: COVID-19 a natural disaster or not (Yahoo! News)

WEATHER & FLOOD RELATED

• Tornadoes Kill Mother and Child, Injure Dozens In Louisiana (The Weather Channel)
• Severe storms with tornadoes have killed at least 2 and injured more than 2 dozen others in the South – with more destruction possible today (CNN), related news NBC News Video
• Gov. Andy Beshear and Sen. Brandon Smith join Issues and Answers, talk flood and FEMA WYMT-TV News - Kentucky 
• Flood Insurance Changes in Florida could affect millions of homeowners across the state (WJAX News 4), related news: ABC News 

 
OTHER

• Former FEMA regional director and former Cobra president sentenced to six months in prison for bribery scheme El Nuevo Dia – Spanish language 
• Samaniego, Le​eser, Escobar meet with DHS secretary amid migrant crisis (CBS Local news in El Paso, TX) , related news: CBS News 4 (TX), Newsmax  and  KFOX News 14 (TX)

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