WV and National Disaster News - May 25, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA   

COVID

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for May 25, 2022 (WVD HHR) - there are currently 2,157 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There has been one death reported since the last report, with a total of 6,933 deaths attributed to COVID-19. DHHR has confirmed the death of a 90-year old male from Putnam County.

• Fourteen COVID-19-related deaths added in W.Va. on Tuesday (WCHS-Charleston)

• Kanawha commissioners ask Capito, Manchin to back bill for more funding to battle COVID-19 (WCHS Charleston)

WEATHER

• FEMA surveys Huntington after severe storms, flooding  (WOWK Charleston)

• Officials begin Huntington flood assessment (Metro News)

• Marshall University contributes to flood relief (WOWK Charleston)

other

• Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Staffing Crisis in WV  (Herald Dispatch)

NATIONAL NEWS 

• National Weather Service predicts above-normal Atlantic hurricane season (Associated Press), related news:  NPR, News 12 (NY),  UPI, New York Daily News, Weather Channel and Boston Herald.

• Hurricane season special on AccuWeather TV network - (AccuWeather) - The television special will premiere this week and take a deep dive with various experts into what looks to be a busy summer for tropical weather -- and how best to be prepared for hurricanes this year.

• Pascagoula leaders call out FEMA for ‘overly aggressive’ flood maps (WLOX News 13 - Mississippi)

• Drought, winds to fuel Southwest wildfires as heat builds (AccuWeather)

• Discouraged and displaced Northern New Mexicans bear the brunt of fire’s destruction (Santa Fe Reporter - New Mexico)

• U.S. representatives for Western states call for more federal funding to fight wildfires  (Longview News Journal - Texas)

COVID

• Meet the new subvariants, your summer bummers (Vox)
• Brain fog, other long Covid symptoms can last more than a year, study finds (NBC News)
• A new billionaire has been minted nearly every day during the pandemic (CNN)

• What parents should know about Covid-19 vaccines for kids under 5 (CNN)