WV and National Disaster News - February 16, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for February 16, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been 37 deaths reported since the last report yesterday (2/15/22), with a total of 6,104 deaths attributed to COVID-19.  Also see statistics for: February 14 (31 deaths) & February 15 (44 deaths).

• Active COVID-19 cases in W.Va. drop below 6,000; 44 more deaths reported (WCHS Charleston)
• COVID-19 W.Va. | Zero counties ‘in the red’ on County Alert System map (WSAZ Charleston)
• Eight COVID-19-related deaths reported in Kanawha County on Tuesday (WCHS Charleston)
• Mask wearing will be up to parents and staff in Jefferson County schools (WDVM Frederick)
• Kanawha County Schools drops mandatory mask policy (MetroNews)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• U.S. Coronavirus Cases Decrease But Deaths Remain Elevated (US News & World Report)
• Average of new U.S. coronavirus cases falls below delta peak (The Washington Post)
• COVID could launch an epidemic of chronic fatigue syndrome, doctors warn: COVID-19 updates (USA Today)
• CDC warns US travelers to avoid 135-plus destinations due to 'very high' COVID-19 levels (USA Today)

WEATHER

• AccuWeather forecasters tracking dangerous severe weather threat (AccuWeather)
• Cross-Country Winter Storm Spreading Snow, Ice and Strong Winds From West to Plains and Midwest (The Weather Channel)
• U.S. Will See Century's Worth of Sea Level Rise Within 30 Years, NOAA Report Says (The Weather Channel); Related News: Newsweek and the Miami Herald (FL) 
• New York flooding will get ‘ten times’ worse as sea levels rise, threatening to sink the U.S. financial capital (Fortune)
• FEMA CIO: Cloud Fits Snugly With Rhythm of Agency Mission (MeriTalk) - about IT capabilities during disasters.
• Watson Coleman, New Jersey Delegation Urge FEMA To Provide Data In Order To Allocate Hurricane Ida Disaster Relief Funds (Insider NJ) 

OTHER

• AT&T Chosen to Modernize FEMA’s Communication Capabilities (Telecompetitor)
• AT&T Wins 4 FEMA Contracts Worth $167M (Washington Exec)

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