WV and National Disaster News - September 24, 2021

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WEST VIRGINIA

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for September 24, 2021 (WVDHHR) -here have been 31 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 3,523 deaths attributed to COVID-19. 

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 44-year old female from Upshur County, a 67-year old male from Wirt County, a 90-year old male from Preston County, a 90-year old male from Greenbrier County, a 64-year old male from Lewis County, an 80-year old male from McDowell County, a 79-year old female from Braxton County, a 69-year old male from Tyler County, an 80-year old female from Taylor County, a 78-year old male from Mercer County, a 95-year old male from Cabell County, a 59-year old male from Mercer County, a 40-year old female from Ritchie County, a 51-year old male from Hampshire County, a 67-year old female from Mercer County, a 56-year old male from Hampshire County, an 82-year old female from McDowell County, a 71-year old female from Berkeley County, a 51-year old male from Hampshire County, a 57-year old male from Taylor County, a 68-year old female from Putnam County, a 54-year old female from Mingo County, a 55-year old male from Mercer County, a 74-year old female from Upshur County, an 83-year old female from Mercer County, a 93-year old female from Raleigh County, a 62-year old female from Mineral County, a 54-year old female from Marshall County, a 58-year old male from Logan County, a 28-year old male from Logan County, and a 71-year old male from Logan County.

“As we send sympathies to these families, I urge everyone in West Virginia to do their part to reduce the spread of this virus and prevent further loss of life,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “Please schedule your COVID-19 vaccine today.”

• COVID-19 toll in WV eclipses worst US coal mine disaster (The Associated Press)
• COVID cases numbers, hospitalizations nearly unchanged in Thursday’s report (MetroNews-Radio)
• West Virginia active case count trends back up; 31 more deaths reported (WV News)
• Two COVID-19-related deaths reported in Kanawha County (WCHS-TV)
• Marion County Health Department to open a new COVID vaccine clinic (WBOY-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID 

• Covid-19 vaccine boosters can begin for some US adults as CDC partially diverges from its advisers' recommendations (CNN)
• Biden urges COVID-19 booster shots for those now eligible (The Associated Press)
• Preliminary research finds that even mild cases of COVID-19 leave a mark on the brain – but it's not yet clear how long it lasts (Yahoo News)
• Doctor who has lost over 100 patients to covid says some deny virus from their deathbeds: ‘I don’t believe you’ (The Washington Post)

WEATHER

• Alaska earthquake: Magnitude 5.5 quake reported near Andreanof Islands (Fox 13)
• Sam, a Category 1 storm, forecast to rapidly intensify into next major hurricane (AccuWeather); Also see Weather Channel 
• Shield of torrential rain renews flash flood threat in Northeast (AccuWeather)
• Bayou parish residents living in tents as they wait for FEMA assistance (Fox 8)
• Fawn fire forces emergency declaration in Shasta County as Windy fire spurs more evacuations (Yahoo News)