WV and National Disaster news - January 5, 2021

1/5/2021

West Virginia

· Brig. Gen. Bill Crane becomes West Virginia National Guard leader (Stars and Stripes)

· West Virginia Corrections officer dies due to COVID-19 (WV News)

· Violent crime increases in West Virginia as pandemic stretches on (Metro news)

· West Virginia soon to start giving 2nd doses of vaccine & to begin vaccinating K-12 school personnel (WV News)

· Shooting outside West Virginia bar leaves 2 dead (WOWK)

· City of Bridgeport (West Virginia) implements modified COVID-19 guidelines for two weeks (Bridgeport News)

For the latest WV COVID News, Governor Updates and Numbers, go to WVDHHR Coronavirus page

National News

· Wind gusts equal to a Category 2 hurricane impact the West

o CNN reports hurricane force winds gusts from a barrage of storms coming out of the West have been seen across several states to include Oregon, California and Idaho. AccuWeather reports the training systems have also brought torrential rains to some areas and feet of snow to higher elevations. AccuWeather also reports as the first system moves eastward it has the potential to bring accumulating snow to parts of the South midweek. The storm is forecast to spread rain along the northeastern Gulf and southern Atlantic coasts from Thursday to Friday and may also take a northward jog along the Atlantic coast this weekend.

· FEMA secures $1.153bn of NFIP flood reinsurance for 2021

o Insurance industry publication Reinsurance News (UK) reports FEMA has secured $1.153 billion of flood reinsurance for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for 2021, at a premium of $195.8 million. The article reports FEMA has been leveraging reinsurance for the NFIP for a number of years and more reinsurers are backing the program this year than ever before, including a number of first-time participants. The article also notes the amount of risk transferred to the 2021 traditional reinsurance market represents a decline of more than 13% from the previous year.

COVID-19

· Hospitals are already overwhelmed. Now some states are beginning to feel the impact of holiday gatherings (CNN)

· Amid a devastating Covid-19 surge, Los Angeles County ambulance crews told not to transport patients with little chance of survival (CNN)

· Third national lockdown announced in England amid coronavirus surge driven by variant strain (Washington Post)

· FDA Warns Health Officials Not To Mess With COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Schedule (NPR)

WV and National Disaster news - January 5, 2021

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