WV and National Disaster News - June 16, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for June 16, 2022 (WV DHHR) - there are currently 2,004 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There has been one death reported since the last report, with a total of 7,017 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

• Hoyer: State set to receive first vaccines for young kids next week  (MetroNews-Radio)
• COVID-19 Vaccines For 5 And Under Heading To W.Va.  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Marion, Taylor county (West Virginia) health departments to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Valley Falls Thursday  (The Exponent Telegram)

WEATHER

• Wetzel County flash flood death under investigation  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• 'It looks like a bit of a warzone;' Wheeling residents continue cleanup from severe storms  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Hardest hit areas of Wheeling begin storm cleanup  (WTRF-TV)
• Justice: Help coming to Wheeling after severe storms  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• NWS confirms 2 derechos hit NCWV  (WDTV-TV)
• Lights Gradually Coming Back On in Ohio, Marshall Counties  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• State of emergency declared in Ohio County following severe storm damage  (WCHS-TV)
• Cooling station locations throughout the Mid-Ohio Valley  (WTAP-TV)

• With headway made in EMS training, WV lawmakers wonder if it's enough to retain workers (The Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• West Virginia bolstering emergency medical service workforce  (The Associated Press)
• WVU research shows youth substance use declined during the COVID-19 pandemic (The Register-Herald)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• Experts support the FDA authorization of COVID vaccines for youngest children (NPR)
• COVID vaccines for youngest kids could be available in days (CBS News)
• WHO: COVID-19 deaths rise, reversing a 5-week decline (Associated Press/AP)
• Dr. Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, is experiencing mild symptoms (CBS News)

• After Yellowstone, Floodwaters Menace Montana's Largest City (US News & World Report) - Related news: Bozeman Daily Chronicle - MT and  NBC News
• More Than 100,000 Power Outages, Buildings Damaged After Tornado and High Winds in Central Wisconsin (The Weather Channel) - Related news AccuWeather
• Severe storms to erupt across Northeast as hot, humid weather returns (AccuWeather)  

Disaster Equity

• In Louisiana, Native Americans struggle to recover from Ida (Associated Press)
• FEMA flood prog​ram could violate civil rights law (Politico)

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