WV and National Disaster News - June 21, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for June 21, 2022 (WV DHHR) - there are currently 1,905 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There has been one death reported since the last report, with a total of 7,018 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

• West Virginia set to receive nearly 20K COVID vaccine doses for kids 5 and under | State Journal News  (The State Journal)
• Marion Co., West Virginia, Health Dept. hoping to build COVID-19 'vaccine confidence' in community  (The Exponent Telegram)

• Storm leaves Mingo County in a state of emergency (The Register-Herald)
• W.Va. Gov. Justice declares state of emergency in Mingo County  (WCHS-TV)
• "It was like something you see in a movie"  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Mingo County recovering from widespread power, water outages  (WCHS-TV)
• Thousands of Tri-State residents still without power  (WOWK-TV)
• Another round of severe weather knocks out power across WVa (The Associated Press)
• Out-of-town AEP workers in W.Va. to aid in restoration  (WVVA-TV)

Other

• WV State Police: PA man shot Upshur County's Chief Deputy Sheriff in the leg on I-79  (WDVM-TV)
• ​New applications being submitted and considered for American Rescue Plan grants (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph) - reports that the Green Valley- Glenwood Public Service District (PSD) ARP funds to help pay for two new generators, which would help the PSD maintain water and sewer service at its facilities during power outage. Strengthens community resilience during disasters.

 
NATIONAL NEWS
 

• COVID-19-related deaths remain steady despite recent surge in infections  (ABC News)
• FDA signs off on Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for kids 6 months and older (Fierce Pharma)
• How common is long COVID? Why studies give different answers  (Nature)
• Where to find pediatric COVID vaccines in DC, Maryland, Virginia  (WUSA-TV)​

Weather & Natural Disasters

• Climate change is everywhere and dangerous, survey shows  (National Public Radio)
• FEMA administrator tours Billings water plant to see impacts of flooding (KFBB News 5 - Montana) 
• Congress Members Seek More Time To Use Orleans Katrina Aid (Associated Press), also see: WWL News 4 (LA) 
• Wildfire in southern New Jersey grows to about 12,000 acres (CNN)
• Hollywood Hills Fire Map, Update as Coyote Fire Rages by Universal Studios (Newsweek)
• Housing mar​ket slows retreat from rising seas, bigger storms, impacts flood buyout programs & homeowners (Associated Press) - Hot real estate markets (rising home prices) have made some homeowners wary of participating in voluntary flood buyout programs, impacting efforts to move people away from flooding from rising seas, intensifying hurricanes and more frequent storms. Article reports that a North Carolina couple who were victims of Hurricane Florence and Matthew have been waiting over three years for money from the state as part of a flood buyout program. Homeowners are worried about finding affordable homes outside flood-prone areas, especially as housing prices have gone up significantly. ​