WV and National Disaster News - September 15, 2021

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WEST VIRGINIA

Government

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for September 15, 2021 (WV DHHR)  

DHHR has confirmed 35 COVID Deaths today: a 62-year old male from Harrison County, a 74-year old male from Preston County, a 46-year old male from Upshur County, an 87-year old male from Mineral County, a 47-year old female from Cabell County, a 61-year old male from Berkeley County, a 71-year old female from Pleasants County, a 79-year old male from Harrison County, an 88-year old male from Mingo County, a 79-year old male from Randolph County, an 80-year old male from Tyler County, an 81-year old male from Mineral County, a
72-year old male from Harrison County, a 75-year old female from Cabell County, a 50-year old female from Kanawha County, a 69-year old male from Hancock County, a 47-year old male from Cabell County, a 73-year old female from Calhoun County, a 46-year old female from Harrison County, a 69-year old female from Mineral County, a 73-year old male from Jefferson County, a 29-year old male from Berkeley County, a 54-year old male from Kanawha County, a 58-year old female from Wirt County, a 58-year old female from Monroe County, a
44-year old male from Raleigh County, a 71-year old female from Monongalia County, a 58-year old male from Mingo County, a 55-year old male from Monongalia County, an 80-year old male from Kanawha County, a 58-year old male from Lewis County, a 67-year old female from Raleigh County, an 82-year old male from Kanawha County, a 77-year old male from Logan County, and an 87-year old female from Logan County.

“This is another tragic day for West Virginia as the death toll continues to rise. Our heart goes out to these West Virginians and their families,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary.  “Please continue all prevention efforts against COVID-19, including scheduling a vaccine.”

Local

• West Virginia's COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases continue to climb (WV News)
• DHHR says active COVID cases top 28,000 (MetroNews-Radio)
• UPDATE: WVU Medicine Camden Clark says low O2 supply situation is stabilized (WTAP-TV)
• COVID-19 shuts in-person classes in 2 West Virginia counties (The Associated Press)
• Large clinic site being prepared in Ohio County for rollout of the COVID booster program later in September (WTRF-TV)
• New State Resiliency Office director still settling in, stresses flood protection plan update to state lawmakers (Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• RISE WV Making Progress On Housing Goals, Lacking On Structure Demolition (West Virginia Daily News)

NATIONAL

COVID

• COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress (ABC News)
• 1 in 500 US residents has died of Covid-19 (CNN)

WEATHER

• Tropical Depression Nicholas is slowing to a crawl and threatening to dump up to 20 inches in some parts of Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states (CNN)                        Also see: AccuWeather 
• I-TEAM: Looking at local FEMA funeral costs as COVID deaths rise (NBC)