WV and National Disaster News - November 3, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID & Pandemic Relief funding
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for November 3, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There were no deaths reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours, and the total deaths remain at 7,534 attributed to COVID-19. there are currently 936 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

• State Health Leaders Tracking New COVID-19 Variant  (WV Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• 'I feel hopeless': Thousands of West Virginia essential workers will lose childcare subsidies as federal pandemic relief runs out (Mountain State Spotlight)

• Southern West Virginia to benefit from federal flood protection funds  (WV News)

• Marion Co., West Virginia, Commission hears update from 911 Center  (The Exponent Telegram)
• New outdoor emergency sirens added in Kanawha County  (WSAZ-TV)
• 'The citizens deserve the service': Prestonsburg adds ambulance service to town's fire department  (WSAZ-TV)

 
NATIONAL NEWS
 
COVID

• COVID, the flu and RSV: We're not out of the woods (The Hill)
• Where are the long COVID clinics? (Science News)
• Get ready to start paying for your own Covid-19 tests and treatments (VOX)

 
MONKEYPOX

• Monkeypox may spread before symptoms start, study suggests (CNN)
• HHS renews public health emergency for monkeypox outbreak (The Hill)
• 'Too soon' to rid monkeypox of global health emergency status (Independent Tribune)

WEATHER

• Martin becomes 7th Hurricane of the Atlantic season (AccuWeather)
• FEMA Flood Maps are Misleading Homeowners, Blocking Flood Insurance Uptake, Report Shows (Insurance Journal)
• Good Samaritan Village resident left homeless (Spectrum News 13 – Florida)​
• Severe Thunderstorms In Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana Could Pack Damaging Winds, Tornadoes (The Weather Channel), related news: AccuWeather
• Seismic activity at world's largest volcano cause for concern: Geologist (Fox Weather), related news: AP ​

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