WV and National Disaster News - September 29, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for September 29, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There were NO DEATHS reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours, and the total covid deaths remain at 7,406. There are currently 1,146 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

• Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department offering bivalent COVID-19 boosters  (WTAP-TV)

HEALTHCARE & HOMELESSNESS

• WV programs receiving $7.9M in federal funding awards  (The Associated Press) – funding addresses homelessness, health care services and medical research.

WEATHER & FLOOD RECOVERY

• Remnants of Ian could bring 3 to 4 inches of rain to region  (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
• West Virginia could see remnants of Ian  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Appalachians head to Florida to help with Hurricane recovery  (WCHS-TV)
• Ohio River Valley Red Cross volunteers on the ground in Ian-struck Florida  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Federal, state, county emergency management officials assess recent Kanawha flood damage (WCHS-TV)
• Neighbors hoping to learn fate of Milton floodwall project  (WSAZ-TV)

 
NATIONAL NEWS
 
COVID & MONKEYPOX

• CDC expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility (13 News Now Norfolk)
• Should I still be worried about monkeypox? (Washington Post)
• C.D.C. Says Early Data Offers Positive Signs About Monkeypox Vaccine (NYT)
• Zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 and monkeypox will become more common, experts say (NPR)

• DHS approves Jones Act waiver to ensure diesel for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona (CNN), related news: Politico 

Hurricane Ian

• Tropical Storm Ian Live Updates: Catastrophic Damage; Destruction Hampers Rescue Efforts; Death Reported (The Weather Channel),
• Where Ian Is Expected To Make Second U.S. Landfall (The Weather Channel), related news:  AccuWeather, MSNBC (video)
• States of emergency: Executive disaster efforts enacted in five states over Hurricane Ian (The Washington Examiner)
• Biden approves Major Disaster Declaration for Florida (WVFLA News 8 – Florida)
• Massive coordinated response prepares to help in storm-stricken Florida (MSNBC), related news: PBS News,  NPR, CBS News and WCNC News (NC)
• Maryland, D.C. volunteers flock to Florida to help residents impacted by Hurricane Ian (CBS News)
• Gov. Ron DeSantis details the state's emergency response plan to power outages and rescues (First Coast News – Florida), related news: WFLA News 8 (FL)
• Sheriff: Death toll in "hundreds" in Lee County, FL during Hurricane Ian (FOX Weather)​