WV and National Disaster News - September 16, 2021

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WEST VIRGINIA

Government

WV Daily COVID Update and Stats for September 16, 2021 (WV DHHR) - DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 53-year old female from Mercer County, an 84-year old male from Wood County, a 65-year old male from Wood County, a 52-year old male from Ritchie County, a 79-year old female from Raleigh County, a 91-year old female from Preston County, a 56-year old female from Wetzel County, a 70-year old male from Kanawha County, a 52-year old male from Kanawha County, a 45-year old male from Greenbrier County, an 89-year old male from Wetzel County, a 77-year old male from Marion County, a 67-year old female from Preston County, a 46-year old male from Kanawha County, an 89-year old female from Raleigh County, a 33-year old female from Kanawha County, and a 56-year old female from Harrison County.

“We are thankful for all the healthcare workers who are treating West Virginians battling COVID-19 and send our sympathies to these families,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary.  “I urge everyone to get vaccinated to prevent further loss of life.”

Local

• WV Emergency Management has new system for disaster grants (The Associated Press)
• Local businessman upset over another flooding in McMechen: “It’s just frustrating. Everybody’s frustrated.”(WTRF-TV)
• Fast Rains Lead To Flooded Roads in Marshall County (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• COVID-19 Cases, Outbreaks Continue To Rise In W.Va. Schools (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• West Virginia preparing plans for COVID-19 treatments as feds limit supply (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• West Virginia hits a new record of covid hospitalizations, as it does every day (MetroNews-Radio)
• As West Virginia’s COVID-19 surges, other states are looking for help (WOWK-TV)
• West Virginia averages 16 COVID-19 related deaths per day over past week (WV News)

nATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• Moderna analysis: Those vaccinated last year twice more likely to get COVID-19 than those jabbed recently (FOX News)
• Local health departments planning for potential Covid-19 booster rollout, but there is still 'some confusion' (CNN)
• FDA panel set to decide on authorizing third dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine (WBAL)

WEATHER

• Corps of Engineers says the Blue Roof Program is ramping up to install hundreds of tarps per day (Fox 8)
• FEMA Reimburses $600 Million To Health And Hospitals Corporation For Expanded Capacity, Staffing During Pandemic (CBS)         
• Oregon counties requesting emergency help getting mobile morgues (KCBY)