WV and National Disaster News - February 2, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for February 2, 2022 (WV DHHR) - there are currently 11,491 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 36 deaths reported since the last report (2-1-22), with a total of 5,814 deaths attributed to COVID-19.  See details at: https://dhhr.wv.gov/News/2022/Pages/COVID-19-Daily-Update-2-2-2022.aspx

• Surge may be plateauing: Hospitalizations hit another record, but officials say omicron might be stabilizing (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
• West Virginia adds 15 COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday as hospitalizations reach new high (WCHS-TV)
• Kanawha adds another COVID-19-related death, 220 new positive cases Tuesday (WCHS-TV)
• Marion Co., West Virginia, superintendent reports further increase on school-related COVID-19 cases (The Exponent Telegram)
• Masks required in Cabell County Schools for remainder of school year (WCHS-TV)
• WVSU awarded $300,000 to address Covid disparities in rural reaches of state (The Register-Herald)
• Commission frees $10 million in Covid funds, helps local warming center (The Register-Herald)

WEATHER

• Winter storm looms for late week (WSAZ-TV)

• Kanawha County Commission raises concern about public safety funding loss (WCHS-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• U.S. Army begins to discharge soldiers who refuse COVID-19 vaccination (NPR News)
  
• Army to immediately begin discharging unvaccinated soldiers; Mardi Gras rules draw lawsuit and other COVID-19 news (USA Today) 
  
• COVID Live Updates from ABC News: Pfizer asks for FDA authorization for vaccine for kids under 5 and other stories (ABC News)

WEATHER

• Governors Pre-Empt Winter Storm With States of Emergency (Newsweek), Also see Weather Channel and. AccuWeather
• Abbott warns of possible power outages as Texas braces for winter storm (The Hill)
• Schools Closing, Residents Advised to Stay Home as Winter Storm Landon Takes Aim at Multiple States  (The Weather Channel)
• FEMA money giving New Orleans 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to fix streets (WWL News 4 - Louisiana)