WV and National Disaster News - July 14, 2021

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West Virginia

Government

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for July 14, 2021 (WV DHHR) - DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 75-year old male from Barbour County, a 68-year old female from Raleigh County, an 82-year old female from Kanawha County, a 63-year old male from Kanawha County, a 72-year old female from Mercer County, a 64-year old male from Nicholas County, and an 80-year old female from Jefferson County.

“Each death reported is a solemn reminder of the seriousness of this disease,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “We send our sympathy to these families and urge all West Virginians to receive their COVID-19 vaccine to protect one another.” 

Local

• Raleigh County Emergency Housing Center in need of donations (WVNS TV)
• FEMA disaster assistance deadline approaching for winter flooding aid (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
• COVID-19 cases up significantly in Cabell County (WSAZ)
• West Virginia governor dismisses vaccine conspiracies (AP)
• W. Va. starts new competition for student, teacher vaccinations (WTAP, AP)
• Governor continues to warn about the Delta variant (Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Times West Virginian)
• Marsh warns of subtle signs of delta variant spread in WV (Gazette-Mail)
• Most COVID-19 numbers improve in WV, but not all (WOWK)
• West Virginia finally hits COVID-19 partial vaccination number (Martinsburg Journal)
• WV Gov. Justice announces state COVID-19 cases drop to lowest level in more than a year, urges caution about variants (WBOY)
• State leaders: Fully-vaccinated state residents have a .1 percent covid infection rate (WV Metro News)

national

COVID

• Veterans Corner: Program offers aid for virus-related deaths (MeadvilleTribune)
• Summer camps are the newest COVID-19 hot spots. What does this mean for school safety?   (Poynter)
• Pennsylvania to conduct survey for Asian Pacific community vaccinations (pahomepage)
• DHS begins administering J&J vaccine to immigrant detainees (CNN)
• Health officials say not enough evidence to show Covid vaccine booster necessary (NBC)

WEATHER

• Wildfires rage across parched western US as smoke chokes the sky (AccuWeather)
• Oregon wildfire becomes biggest in the nation, burning over 200,000 acres (CBS)
• Whitmer seeks federal disaster for Michigan after flooding (Associated Press) See reelated articles: C&G Newspapers (MI) and Michigan Radio (MI)

OTHER

Panama City sends appeal to FEMA for civic center (Florida, WJHG-TV (FL)  

Homeland Security Revamp Effort Seeks to Skirt Turf Skirmishes

Bloomberg News reports lawmakers want to restructure the Department of Homeland Security to adapt to shifting missions. The House Homeland Security Committee meets Thursday to weigh new legislation and hear from national security professionals who have called for molding DHS and its varied components into a more cohesive and accountable unit.