WV and National Disaster News - February 23, 2022

2/23/2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID

WV Daily COVID Update and Stats for February 23, 2022 (WV DHHR) - there are currently 3,574 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 31 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,250 deaths attributed to COVID-19. For detailed stats, click here.

Active cases of COVID-19 continue to drop in W.Va. (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)

DHHR officials report 36 more COVID-19-related deaths in W.Va.; active cases decline (WCHS-TV)

Additional COVID-19-related death confirmed in Kanawha; active cases at 306 (WCHS-TV)

Going in the green: W.Va. county alert map shifting to least severe color (WCHS-TV)

House of Delegates considers forbidding mask mandates in local schools (Metro News-Radio)

Masks will be optional in Monongalia County Schools starting next week (Metro News-Radio)

Church Group Helping Vaccinate Wheeling’s Minorities, Underserved (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

WEATHER

Tips to prepare for flooding (WVVA-TV Princeton)

Flooding causes bridge collapse in Glenville (WBOY12 Glenville)

Flooding causes bridge collapse in Glenville (WBOY-TV)

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