WV and National Disaster News - July 18, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID
WV Daily COVID Upda​te & Stats for July 18, 2022 (WV DHHR) – there are currently 2,859 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There were no deaths reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours, and total deaths remain at 7,102 attributed to COVID-19.
 

• Marion Co., West Virginia, Health Dept. administrator: 'We're losing the battle' of COVID-19 vaccinations  (The Exponent Telegram)
• Funds remain for those struggling to pay housing expenses due to pandemic  (MetroNews-Radio)
• More projects funded in Mercer: Federal dollars (Am. Rescue Plan) fund fire departments, Glenwood Public Service district, Child Services, etc. (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph)

• Sunday-Monday Flood Alert (WSAZ 3) 
• Flash Flood Watch for OH and WV through Monday AM  (WTRF-TV)

​​​​​See CURRENT FLOOD WATCH & WARNINGS for WV

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• Biden admin stresses vaccines for older Americans as 'most immune evasive' COVID variant spreads (ABC), related news:  Fox News and The Hill
• COVID-19: What you need to know about the pandemic this week | World Economic Forum (We Forum)
• The BA.5 Wave Is What COVID Normal Looks Like - The endless churn of variants may not stop anytime soon, unless we do something about it. (The Atlantic)
• Novel nanoligomer approach to treat severe COVID-19 (News Medical)
• Low rate of COVID-19 vaccination among high-risk pregnant women (News Medical)
• How do different COVID-19 recovery paths impact health, food systems, and the environment?  (News Medical)
• People remember lives lost during COVID-19 pandemic (WISN)
• India hits 2 billion Covid vaccinations as infections hit four-month high (CNN) 

WEATHER

• Changes in the weather are good news for parched Northeast (UPI)
• Central and western states brace for dangerous heatwave (CBS), related news: Weather Channel , and AccuWeather

 
OTHER

• Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act one step closer to becoming law (Fox Weather)
• ​U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and John Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Better Prepare Country for Catastrophic Events (Sierra Sun Times) - This proposed legislation would improve our nation's federal preparedness and response plans to global catastrophic and existential threats, including severe global pandemics, nuclear war, asteroid and comet impacts, super volcanoes, sudden and severe changes to the climate, and cyberattacks.

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