WV and National Disaster News - September 2, 2021

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WEST VIRGINIA

Government

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for September 2, 2021 (WVDHHR) - DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 45-year old female from Fayette County, an 81-year old male from Cabell County, an 82-year old male from Putnam County, a 68-year old male from Cabell County, a 96-year old female from Braxton County, a 60-year old male from Kanawha County, a 51-year old male from Jefferson County, a 69-year old male from Randolph County, a 59-year old female from Preston County, a 72-year old female from Putnam County, and a 62-year old male from Wood County.

“With profound sadness, we share this tragic news of more lives lost to COVID-19 and join the families in their mourning,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “We urge all West Virginians to receive their COVID-19 vaccine to protect one another.”

Local

• Clay County cleans up after heavy rains topple trees (WCHS-TV)
• Remnants of Hurricane Ida hit Eastern Panhandle (The Journal)
• Ida Soaks Ohio Valley (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• STORM RECAP: Ida remnants in north-central West Virginia (WBOY-TV)
• Ida's sweep through state less damaging than feared (The Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• Heavy rain from Ida causes some flood issues in parts of region (WCHS-TV)
• Hospitalizations, ICU admissions, ventilators all spiking toward all-time pandemic highs (MetroNews-Radio)
• West Virginia COVID ventilator cases surpass January peak (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Health Department: Surge in COVID cases in Kanawha County; 98% of cases in unvaccinated (WCHS-TV)
• New West Virginia COVID-19-related deaths see highest single-day total since February (The State Journal)
• As COVID surges elsewhere, W.Va. long-term care facilities seeing active cases trend down (WCHS-TV)
• Minnie Hamilton Health System requiring COVID vaccinations (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• University Assembly holds vote on resolution asking West Virginia University to require COVID-19 vaccines; results should be known in 48 hours (The Exponent Telegram)
• As COVID-19 surges in West Virginia, more federal help is doubtful (WDVM-TV)
• Young fields questions about COVID booster shots as KCHD nears record number of cases (MetroNews-Radio)
• Kanawha Health Dept. Director: ‘We Do Need Masking’ (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Mon County Commission reinstates mask requirements (MetroNews-Radio)
• Some Kanawha County parents concerned with quarantining protocols (WCHS-TV)
• Marion Co., West Virginia, superintendent details COVID-19 quarantining, shut down guidelines (The Exponent Telegram)
• COVID mandates under scrutiny in West Virginia (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Poll: West Virginians generally satisfied by Justice’s handling of pandemic, as delta concerns rise (MetroNews-Radio)
• Flooding from Ida minor in W.Va. as storm passes (MetroNews-Radio)
• Wheeling Fire Department awarded $400,018 by Capito, Manchin (WTRF-TV)

national

COVID

• WHO warns new mu coronavirus variant could be more vaccine resistant (The Hill)
• Tens of billions of dollars in pandemic aid for hospitals and nursing homes sits unused  (Washington Post)
• Obesity in children ages 5 to 11 rises during the pandemic (Washington Post)

WEATHER

• Ida's remnants lash states with rain, pose tornado threats (Associated Press/AP)
• Flooding, water rescues; 2nd tornado reported as Ida’s remnants move through DC region (WTOP Washington)
• One dead in flooded Md. apartment as storms hit D.C. region (Washington Post)
• New York and New Jersey declare states of emergency as Ida hit Northeast; Biden approves several disaster declarations (CBS News)
• As Ida Hit, Homeless, Other Vulnerable People Left Behind (US News)
• Biden declares emergency in California over Caldor fire (Reuters)
• FEMA closes gap that prevented many Black families in South from receiving disaster aid (NBC News)