WV and National Disaster News - December 19, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID, FLU, RSV – Insurance
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for December 19, 2022 (WV DHHR) – There were no deaths reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours, and the total deaths remain at 7,661 attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 1,207 active COVID-19 cases statewide

• More than 40,000 WV Children Could Lose Insurance When COVID-19 Declarations End  (West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy)
• Group: End of COVID emergency could threaten Medicaid coverage  (WSAZ-TV)

 Infrastructure

• Calls from 'all over the state:' W.Va. seeks input on extending pilot program on dilapidated buildings  (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
• New Wheeling Police Headquarters Likely Delayed Until January  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

• ONEbox installed at WV college campuses, health facilities in effort to reduce opioid overdoses  (MetroNews-Radio)

• Frigid Christmas Weekend Expected in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia  (WOWK-TV)
• Pre-Christmas storm threatens major travel delays across US (AccuWeather), related news: Weather Channel and ABC News
• Hampshire County still has thousands of power outages following last week's ice storm  (Metro News-Radio)

 
NATIONAL NEWS

COVID, FLU, RSV

• Hospitals Pressured on Covid Shots as Nursing Homes Fear Surge (Bloomberg Law)
• White House's Covid coordinator urges people to get vaccinated ahead of holidays (CNBC)
• Triple threat: Flu, COVID-19 and RSV wreaking havoc before holiday travel (KCRA)

 Weather 

• Pre-Christmas storm threatens major travel delays across US (AccuWeather), related news: Weather Channel and ABC News
• Hawaii Emergency Man­agement Agency col­lecting data to see if the Mauna Loa eruption qualifies for federal disaster as­sis­tance (Spectrum News)

Immigration

• Title 42 may be ending soon. The US immigration system isn't ready (VOX), related news: ABC News
• El Paso mayor declares state of emergency in response to migrant surge (CNN), related news: Newsmax, and AP 

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