WV and National Disaster News - July 22, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for July 22, 2022 (WV DHHR) – there are currently 3,358 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There were no deaths reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours, and total deaths remain at 7,121 attributed to COVID-19.
 

• Active COVID-19 cases hit 5-month high in West Virginia  (The Associated Press)
• West Virginia's active COVID-19 total tops 3,000 with addition of 1,000 new cases Thursday  (WCHS-TV)
• West Virginia officials report six more COVID deaths  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• West Virginia University launches Small Satellite Center with federal funds  (WOWK-TV)
• Computer outage affecting services at DMV, other agencies  (The Associated Press)

• Heat index likely to top 100 in Huntington and Charleston this weekend  (WOWK-TV)
• High winds damage site of new Cabell County Sheriff's field office  (WSAZ-TV)
• Number of W.Va. Appalachian Power customers without service reduced to about 660  (WCHS-TV)

• Witness: Union Carbide Landfill Leaking Toxics 'As We Speak'  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Cost of Wood County Resiliency Center decreases by $600K  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)

 
NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• Biden tests positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms (CNN)
• What to know about Paxlovid, the COVID drug President Biden is using to speed recovery (Delaware Public Media)
• How contagious is BA. 5, the dominant COVID-19 variant in the US? (WTOP radio – Washington)
• COVID-19 data trends reveal Latinos have best mortality rate (Alexandria, Va., Times)
• COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are essential to protect against new variants (WTOP radio – Washington) 

WEATHER

• Heat wave safety: How to stay cool as temperatures rise in the DMV (WJLA – Washington)
• Extreme heat resources in DC, Maryland, Virginia (WUSA – Washington)​