WV and National Disaster News - March 29, 2022

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COVID

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for March 29, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been 51 deaths reported since the last report (3/28/22), with a total of 6,794 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 376 active COVID-19 cases statewide. See detailed stats.

• West Virginia COVID-19 stats continue downward trajectory (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)

• DHHR: Active cases of COVID-19 drop near 400-mark (MetroNews-Radio)

• Six COVID-19-related deaths added in Kanawha County on Monday (WCHS-TV)

• OPINION: A Poor Health Report for West Virginia (MetroNews-Radio)

OTHER

• Local watershed groups make plans for windfall of Abandoned Mine Lands funds for acid mine drainage projects (Yahoo News)

• JCOHSEM provides bovine emergency response training (The Journal)

national

COVID

• Free COVID tests and treatments no longer free for uninsured, as funding runs out (NPR)

• Covid News: Biden Budget Plan Calls for More Pandemic Preparedness (New York Times)

• U.S. expands COVID vaccinations of migrants in border custody (WTOP radio Washington)

• Going Back to the Office During a Pandemic? Here's Some Help (WebMD)

 WEATHER

• FEMA's disasters, a year-long look - The Post spent a year chronicling how the Federal Emergency Management Agency is struggling in its increasingly urgent mission to help America's disaster survivors in the age of climate change and stark inequality.

• Texas Governor Declares State of Disaster as Wildfires Burn Out of Control  (The Outsider)

• Severe Thunderstorm Outbreak Packing Widespread Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Expected This Week (The Weather Channel); Also see AccuWeather

• Climate change is making pollen season longer and more intense across the country (Washington Post)