WV and National Disaster News - September 8, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID & MONKEYPOX
WV Daily COVID Updates and Stats for September 8, 2022 (WV DHHR) – there are currently 2,764 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There were NO deaths reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours, and the total deaths remain at 7,301 attributed to COVID-19.

• Kanawha health officials report decrease in COVID numbers, one new virus-related death  (WCHS-TV)
• New CDC-Approved Booster Being Rolled Out in WV  (WCBC-Radio)
• WVU Student Tests Positive For Monkeypox; 8 Cases Statewide  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

 
OPIOID CRISIS

• CDC: West Virginia sees decline in drug overdose deaths  (The Associated Press)
• 'Save A Life Day' Spreads Support, Naloxone Across The State  (WV Public Broadcasting-Radio)​
  

• One more weekend left for Kanawha County flood debris pickup  (WOWK-TV)
• Kanawha County flood damage tops $720,000, number expected to grow (MetroNews-Radio)
• Company to the rescue: Diversified Energy steps up, fixes washed out rural Kanawha Road  (WCHS-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
COVID

• Covid-19 cases among children increase as school starts (video)  (NBC News)
• New COVID booster questions, answered (audio) (Delaware Public Media)

FLU

• Flu Season Is Coming, How To Time Getting Your Vaccine (The Weather Channel)

• The heat wave scorching California may be the worst in its history and now an approaching hurricane threatens to fan already raging wildfires (CNN)
• Unprecedented heat sends California power grid to the brink (AccuWeather)
• OREGON: Power shutoff notices sent over Friday, Saturday fire danger (Associated Press)
• Idaho Power asks customers to conserve energy (KTVB News 7), related news: Ross Fork Fire 
• Hurricane Kay's Moisture To Enhance Heavy Rain In Southern California (The Weather Channel)
• Deadly wildfire near Hemet (Southern CA) doubles in size, closes in on 20,000 acres (LA Times), related news: Murrieta Patch (CA) 
• Gov. Kemp tours Chattooga County Georgia flood damage (Fox News 5), related news: News 11 Alive (GA) 
• One-Year Anniversary: Did Biden's Hillsborough Visit Help Ida Victims?  (Tap into Hillsborough – New Jersey) 
• Climate Change Could Worsen Supply Chain Turmoil (New York Times)