WV and National Disaster News - September 10, 2021

9/10/2021

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WEST VIRGINIA

Government

WV Daily COVID Update and Stats for September 10, 2021 (WV DHHR) - DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 58-year old male from Raleigh County, a 75-year old male from Kanawha County, a 94-year old female from Raleigh County, an 81-year old male from Pleasants County, an 81-year old female from Barbour County, a 54-year old male from Raleigh County, a 33-year old male from Kanawha County, a 91-year old male from Pleasants County, a 73-year old male from Barbour County, a 79-year old male from Upshur County, a 70-year old female from Lewis County, a 62-year old male from Mercer County, a 62-year old male from Greenbrier County, a 68-year old male from Mingo County, a 69-year old male from Wood County, a 72-year old female from Marion County, a 55-year old male from Cabell County, and a 61-year old male from Logan County.

“As we continue the fight against this pandemic, we are saddened by the loss of more West Virginians," said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “Scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine is the most powerful way to prevent further loss of life to this devastating disease."

Local

COVID-19 cases, deaths continuing to rise in West Virginia (WV News)

Active COVID-19 cases in Kanawha at 2,000; three new deaths reported (WCHS-TV)

COVID-19 cases in Clay County raising concern (WOWK-TV)

With surge in COVID-19 cases, Raleigh County forms emergency committee to advise public (WVVA-TV)

Berkeley County Council hears from officials about COVID-19 updates (The Journal)

Crews transporting more patients out-of-state for ICU beds to help with hospital influx (WVAH-TV)

Is there a shortage of ICU beds and ventilators at WVU Medicine? (WTRF-TV)

COVID Cases Surge Among W.Va. K-12 Students, More Schools Adopt Masking Policies (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Logan County Schools institutes universal mask policy based on W.Va. DHHR map (WVAH-TV)

Less quarantines and contact tracing for mask mandated schools, WVDE says (WCHS-TV)

Events of 9/11 changes life paths for West Virginians reflecting 20 years later (MetroNews-Radio)

Refugees

Conversation on relocating Afghan refugees to West Virginia continues (WOWK-TV)

West Virginia Guard played pivotal role in Afghan evacuation (Air National Guard Public Affairs)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

Biden announces COVID-19 vaccine mandates that will affect 100 million Americans (CBS News)

Biden's six-step Covid plan, explained (CNN)

Biden on vaccine mandate: 'We are in the tough stretch' (The Associated Press)

Virus claims Black morticians, leaving holes in communities (The Associated Press)

Delta and disasters push FEMA close to the breaking point (Politico)

Wisconsin's new virus cases top 1,000 for 1st time in months (Associated Press)

FEMA dispatches COVID treatment teams and lab personnel to Guam (PNC)

Study: A third of those who got COVID-19 did not generate antibodies (The Pine Journal)

WEATHER

FEMA assistance arrives in Buncombe County (ABC News)

Storm victims keeping insurers busy; FEMA addresses confusion over denials (FOX 8)

OTHER

Black Opioid Overdose Deaths Increasing Faster Than Whites, Study Finds (National Public Radio)

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