WV and National Disaster News - September 8, 2021

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WEST VIRGINIA

Government

WV Daily COVID Update and Stats for September 8, 2021 (WV DHHR) - DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 67-year old female from Berkeley County, a 46-year old male from Lewis County, a 57-year old female from Summers County, a 79-year old female from Putnam County, an 83-year old male from Grant County, a 102-year old male from Kanawha County, an 80-year old male from Berkeley County, a 73-year old male from Braxton County, a 62-year old male from Cabell County, a 79-year old male from Cabell County, a 66-year old male from Clay County, a 61-year old male from Raleigh County, an 86-year old male from Berkeley County, a 72-year old male from Kanawha County, a 69-year old female from Fayette County, a 59-year old female from Cabell County, a 71-year old female from Taylor County, and a 61-year old female from Logan County. "These are holes in our hearts and communities," said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secreatry. "Please schedule  your COVID-19 vaccine today to prevnt further loss of life."

LOCAL

Hospitalizations in W.Va. from COVID-19 still climbing; record 132 on ventilators (WCHS-TV)

Kanawha County's active COVID cases near 2,000; two new deaths reported (WCHS-TV)

COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise In Ohio County Especially in Children Under 18 (WTRF-TV)

No ICU beds available: Rise in virus cases impacts space at PCH, other W.Va. hospitals (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph)

Calhoun County schools go remote as virus cases rise (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)

Raleigh County high school to stay on remote learning until Monday (WVVA-TV)

Wyoming County Schools to implement mask mandate (WVVA-TV)

More people lining up to get tested for COVID-19 (WOWK-TV)

national

COVID

Federal medical team arrives in Kentucky to assist in ongoing COVID-19 surge (WLKY-TV)

Pediatric cases surge in U.S. as students head back to school (The Washington Post)

Schools superintendent talks about the 'big tragedy' happening across America (CNN)

WHO says Covid will mutate like the flu and is likely here to stay (CNBC)

New Studies Find Evidence Of 'Superhuman' Immunity To COVID-19 In Some Individuals (National Public Radio)

8 dead in Washington County; Eastern Panhandle's new COVID cases down; increases in Pa. (The Herald-Mail)

WEATHER

Biden on Hurricane Ida relief efforts: 'We're not going home til this gets done' (CNN)

‘This is code red.’ Biden visits areas of New York and New Jersey hit hard by Ida (MSN)

Carnival docks ship in New Orleans to serve as emergency housing for Ida first responders (NBC)

More flooding likely in Ida-ravaged Northeast this week (AccuWeather)

OTHER

How 9/11 prompted the DC region to improve its emergency preparedness (WTOP-Radio)