WV and National Disaster News - October 27, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID, FLU & RSV
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for October 27, 2022 (WV DHHR) – There have been 11 deaths reported since yesterday's report, with a total of 7,513 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 769 active COVID-19 cases statewide.
DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 52-year old male from Kanawha County, a 90-year old female from Putnam County, a 45-year old male from Wyoming County, a 91-year old male from Morgan County, an 89-year old female from Kanawha County, a 74-year old female from Raleigh County, a 66-year old female from Berkeley County, an 83-year old female from Mercer County, an 89-year old female from Marion County, a 68-year old female from Harrison County, and an 89-year old male from Harrison County.

• Wetzel County Has State's Highest Rate Of COVID-19 Deaths (WV Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• West Virginia doctors warn of possible 'tridemic' of respiratory illnesses: COVID-19, flu, RSV  (WOWK-TV)

OTHER

• Fire official reminds people of W.Va. burn laws  (WSAZ-TV)
• Three West Virginia school districts awarded federal grants to buy electric school buses  (MetroNews-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID, FLU & RSV

• Explainer: COVID, flu and RSV this U.S. winter: Why experts are worried (Reuters)
• Pandemic 'immunity gap' is probably behind surge in RSV cases, scientists say (CNN)
• Why pediatricians are worried about the end of the federal COVID emergency (NPR)
• Children's hospitals grapple with a surge in RSV infections (News Times)
• What Parents Can Do as RSV Spikes Among Children (The Washington Post)

 
MONKEYPOX

• Monkeypox has 'tragic' outcomes in patients with HIV, CDC report finds (CNN)
• Most Hospitalized Monkeypox Patients in the U.S. Were H.I.V.-Positive (The New York Times)
• Patients with weakened immune systems suffer severe effects, death from monkeypox: CDC (Yahoo news)
• Most Hospitalized Monkeypox Patients in the U.S. Were H.I.V.-Positive (The New York Times)

 
WEATHER & RECOVERY

• Hurricane Ian debris removal progress deemed 'tremendous' but much work still ahead (News Press – Florida), related news: WFLA News 8
• Newsom requests Major Disaster Declaration for Mill Fire and other California fires (KRCR News 7 – California)
• Experts are watching Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii (Fox News), related news: Hawaii News Now

OTHER 

• ​FEMA hosts conference (for the first time) at Choctaw Headquarters (KTEN News 10 – Oklahoma, related news: kxii News ​

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