WV and National Disaster News - March 14, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for March 14, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been 10 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,559 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 1,244 active COVID-19 cases statewide. For detailed stats, click here.

• CDC data: COVID-19 decline taking longer in North Central West Virginia (The Exponent Telegram)
• Lawmakers approve bill forbidding ‘vaccine passports’ in some places (MetroNews-Radio)
• WVU Medicine Camden Clark thanks National Guard members with send off (WTAP-TV)
• Morgantown area hospitals adjust operations as coronavirus activity wanes (MetroNews-Radio)

WEATHER

• NWS: Mid-week to bring temps in 60s in North Central WV (WV News)
• Late winter storm hits southern W.Va. (The Register-Herald)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• Widow unable to get funeral paid for due to fine print in COVID-19 assistance rules (ABC News)
• How do we get to the pandemic’s ‘next normal’? (WHYY)
• It's been 2 years since Covid changed our lives completely (CNN)
• Covid-19 cases continue to rise in China's worst outbreak since Wuhan (CNN)
• America marks two years of Covid – is it prepared for the next pandemic? (The Guardian)
• War in Ukraine could make the Covid-19 pandemic worse, WHO says (CNN)
• Obama has tested positive for COVID (NPR)
• COVID funding is missing from the $1.5 trillion spending measure (NPR)
• Pfizer CEO says new COVID variants might make four—or more—vaccine doses ‘necessary’ for returning to normal (Fortune)

WEATHER

• Stormy pattern to usher more rain, mountain snow across Northwest (Yahoo News - AccuWeather) - also see: NBC Nightly News 
• FEMA: More Than $64M in Aid Approved After Kentucky Tornadoes (Associated Press)
• President Biden grants storm disaster declaration for Tennessee (Fox WZTV - Nashville)
• A Lawsuit Is The Latest Obstacle For Boulder County Residents' Recovery From Marshall Fire (Yahoo News) Also see: CBS-Denver