WV and National Disaster News - October 26, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID & RSV

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for October 26, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There were no deaths reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours, and the total deaths remain at 7,502 attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 721 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

• West Virginia reaches 7,500 deaths attributed to COVID (WV News) – that is over double the number of deaths (2818) recorded during the 1918-19 Flu Pandemic.
• Milestone COVID-19 Deaths A Reminder Pandemic Isn't Over  (WV Public Broadcasting-Radio), related news:
• 100-year-old male from Harrison County, West Virginia, among latest COVID dead  (The Exponent Telegram)
• West Virginia residents react to Governor Justice's stance on COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students  (WOWK-TV)
• West Virginia's pediatric beds fill up as RSV cases increase  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Capito and Manchin announce $2.8 million for COVID 19 relief reimbursement (WOAY-TV)

 
OTHER

• Chemical Test Results Delivered To Paint Creek Residents Following Crash  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID, FLU & RSV

• Is the US facing a potential 'tripledemic' of flu, RSV and COVID-19? (ABC)
• These are the signs and symptoms of flu, RSV and Covid in kids (NBC)
• Video: Doctors warn of rising COVID, flu and RSV cases (CBS)
• How to avoid getting sick from flu, RSV and other viral ailments (WTOP)
• COVID-19 tests aren't free from the government anymore: The best COVID-19 test kits to buy online (CBS)
• White House encourages vaccine boosters: 'Avoid a spooky Thanksgiving' (FOX)

Hurricane IAN Recovery

• Ian's Damage to Florida Agriculture as High as $1.8 Billion (US News & World Report) - Not only did citrus growers lose fruit that was blown off trees, but they now face the prospect of damaged trees from flooding.
• FEMA sends assistance acceptance letters to hundreds of people by mistake (WTSP News 10 – Florida)
• Collier commissioners frustrated over lack of temporary housing for Ian victims (Naples Daily News Florida), related news:
• Florida mobile home park residents forced to leave homes, terminate leases (AccuWeather)

​WEATHER

• What Cold October Means for Climate Change (NBC)
  
• The Storms that Test Local Governments (Governing)
• Magnitude 5.1 Quake Strikes in San Francisco Bay Area (US News & World Report)
• Storm train to slam Northwest with heavy rain, mountain snow into November (AccuWeather)​