WV and National Disaster News - January 7, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

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WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for January 7, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been 29 deaths reported since the last report (1/6/21), with a total of 5,421 deaths attributed to COVID-19. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of an 85-year old male from Kanawha County, a 65-year old female from Wayne County, a 58-year old male from Grant County, a 73-year old male from Mingo County, an 83-year old male from Kanawha County, a 61-year old male from Berkeley County, an 86-year old female from Raleigh County, a 50-year old male from Lewis County, an 88-year old female from Jefferson County, a 61-year old male from Morgan County, a 52-year old male from Marshall County, a 69-year old female from Brooke County, a 39-year old female from Mingo County, a 69-year old male from Cabell County, a 43-year old female from Ritchie County, a 97-year old male from Harrison County, a 58-year old male from Morgan County, a 73-year old female from Clay County, a 65-year old male from Raleigh County, a 74-year old male from Taylor County, a 55-year old male from Upshur County, a 79-year old male from Morgan County, a 77-year old male from Monongalia County, a 72-year old male from Berkeley County, an 86-year old female from Cabell County, a 68-year old male from Gilmer County, an 84-year old male from Wirt County, a 91-year old male from Kanawha County, and a 73-year old female from Clay County.

“With a heavy heart, we share this solemn news of more lives lost to this pandemic,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “We extend our sympathies to the families affected and encourage you to honor them by getting vaccinated.”

Local

• Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots (WV News)
• Winter storm dumps 8 or more inches of snow in parts of North Central West Virginia; Harrison-Taylor 911 Center handles 272 calls in 30-hour period (WV News)
• I77 reopens following crash involving tractor-trailer (WSAZ news)

NATIONAL

COVID

• COVID-19 boosters offer 'potent' protection against omicron, study says, recommending Pfizer and Moderna (USA Today)
• Covid: Deadly Omicron should not be called mild, warns WHO (BBC News)
• With Omicron's prevalence and the testing shortage, anyone with symptoms should assume they're positive, doctor says (CNN)
• In a confusing pandemic moment, experts share their own approaches (NBC News)

WEATHER

• 'A good day to stay home': Heavy snow slams Northeast, brings more travel woes to region (USA Today)
• Dangerous winter storms cross the Midwest, head toward the Northeast (CBS News)
• Winter weather threat prompts government and school closures in Northeast with over 60 million under winter alerts (CNN News)