WV and National Disaster News - October 14, 2021

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WEST VIRGINIA

Government

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for October 14, 2021 (WV DHHR) - there have been 50 deaths reported since the last report (yesterday 10-13-21), with a total of 4,048 deaths attributed to COVID-19. 

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 74-year old male from Logan County, a 40-year old female from Greenbrier County, a 77-year old male from Marion County, a 74-year old male from Harrison County, a 71-year old female from Kanawha County, a 48-year old female from Mineral County, a 63-year old male from Raleigh County, an 89-year old male from Roane County, an 84-year old female from Harrison County, a 67-year old male from Wayne County, a 79-year old male from Preston County, a 53-year old male from Hancock County, a 73-year old female from Randolph County, a 57-year old male from Kanawha County, a 60-year old male from Cabell County, a 91-year old male from Hancock County, a 41-year old female from Greenbrier County, a 53-year old male from Monongalia County, a 73-year old male from Marion County, a 79-year old female from Harrison County, a 75-year old male from Kanawha County, a 53-year old male from Mingo County, a 66-year old male from Wood County, an 85-year old male from Greenbrier County, a 51-year old male from Pendleton County, a 68-year old male from Pendleton County, a 66-year old male from Mingo County, a 63-year old male from Fayette County, a 68-year old male from Hancock County, a 72-year old male from Monongalia County, a 64-year old female from Pleasants County, a 60-year old male from Lewis County, a 41-year old male from Kanawha County, a 70-year old male from Lewis County, an 84-year old female from Mingo County, a 73-year old female from Mingo County, a 51-year old male from Mineral County, a 39-year old male from Monongalia County, a 66-year old male from Preston County, a 57-year old female from Marion County, a 96-year old female from Harrison County, a 59-year old male from Preston County, a 101-year old female from Kanawha County, an 80-year old female from Jackson County, a 43-year old female from Summers County, a 38-year old male from Randolph County, a 43-year old female from Berkeley County, a 94-year old male from Harrison County, a 25-year old male from Cabell County, and a 79-year old female from Pleasants County.

“Every life lost to this pandemic is a tragedy, and we offer our sincere condolences to these families,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “Please schedule a COVID-19 vaccine to protect yourself and those around you.”

Local

• Gov. Justice Asks W.Va. Lawmakers For COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• West Virginia lawmakers receive pandemic vaccine exemption bill (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Justice’s mandate exemption bill drawing concern from medical employers, private businesses (MetroNews-Radio)
• WVU Medicine opposes COVID-19 exemptions bill (WTRF-TV)
• OPINION: Justice’s Vaccine Exemption Bill Triggers Backlash (MetroNews-Radio)
• Active COVID cases drop toward late August levels (MetroNews-Radio)
• Active COVID cases continue to decline in W.Va.; three virus-related deaths reported (WCHS-TV)
• Kanawha County reports 120 new COVID-19 cases (WOWK-TV)
• Parents sue Wood County Schools over mask mandate (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Wood County residents ask judge to stop Wood County Schools mask mandate (WTAP-TV)
• $12.8M in COVID fed relief funding to expand broadband access through 19 West Virginia schools, libraries (WV News)
• WV man to spend 5 years in federal prison in case involving machine gun parts provided to ‘Boogaloo’ members (WVNS-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• U.S. Teens and Young Adults Seek Covid-19 Vaccines, Testing, and Mandates at Rates that Rival Adults--But Rates are Defined by Political Affiliation (Associated Press/AP)
• WHO announces new expert group to look into origins of coronavirus and other outbreaks (Washington Post)
• A Moderna or Pfizer booster appears better for J&J COVID vaccine (NPR)
• FDA grapples with timing of booster for J&J COVID-19 vaccine (AP)
• Hundreds of Police Officers Have Died From COVID. Vaccines Remain a Hard Sell (New York Times)
• American households were slowly getting back to normal. Then delta hit. (WAMU Washington)
• COVID cases declining in much of US, but still exceptionally high for children (WTOP-AM Washington)   
• Protecting kids' mental health amid COVID, 7 News gets answers from a pediatric psychologist (WJLA Washington)

WEATHER

• Report Shows Infrastructure Flood Risk; FEMA Wants Input on Flood Standards (Insurance Journal)
• Pamela to unleash excessive rain, flash flooding in Texas (AccuWeather)
• Oklahomans Assess Storm Damage After Multiple Tornadoes  KWTV News 9 (OK)
• Strong winds fueling California's Alisal Fire have threatened power outages and prompted evacuations (CNN)