WV and National Disaster News - December 27, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID & Health
 
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for December 27, 2022 (WVDHHR) - 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 1,078 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

• Marion County has third-highest number of COVID-19 cases in W.Va. (Times West Virginia)
• Health officials urge caution as flu peak nears (Metro News the Voice of West Virginia)
• West Virginia (Harper's Ferry) destination requiring masks indoors again (WBOY-TV)
• County Commission approves of needle exchange audit (WSAZ-TV)

 
Weather & Related Recovery

• West Virginia Emergency Management Division responds to Christmas snowstorm (WTAP-TV)
• Wood County Schools sites suffer water line breaks (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• More than 100 people help Bridgeport church clean up after flood (WDTV-TV)
• Wheeling Clinic suffers water damage, icicles cascade from windows (WTOV-TV)
• Huntington fire crews respond to several calls of frozen pipes over holiday weekend (WSAZ-TV)
• Town of Davis under boil water advisory after extreme cold (WBOY-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID 

• A Covid-19 'senior wave' is driving up hospitalizations (CNN)
• D.C. covid-19 rates climb ahead of Christmas celebrations (Washington Post)
• U.S. life expectancy falls to lowest level since mid-1990s due to COVID and drug overdoses (PBS)

• ​White House sees light at the end of the monkeypox tunnel (Politico)

• Winter Storm Elliott death toll climbs to 56 as thousands still without power in -40 temperatures (The Independent), related news videos:  NBC News, CBS News and Yahoo News
• Biden approves New York emergency declaration in response to deadly storm (Axios), related news: Washington Examiner reports thousands continue to remain without power.  

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