WV and National Disaster News - November 4, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

 
COVID & RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for November 4, 2022 (WV DHHR) – There were no deaths reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours. The total deaths remain at 7,534 attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 1,046 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

ABUSE

• Reports Show People With Disabilities Are Abused In State Care  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

• Redevelopment Authority receives USDA grant  (Williamson Daily News)
• $2.4 million in EPA Grants to go to DHHR, DEP, WVU  (WBOY-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• U.S. faces pandemic crossroads with Covid deaths still too high and new omicron variants emerging, Fauci says (CNBC)
• The long-term impact of COVID-19 severity on health-related quality of life (News Medical)
• What to do if you test positive for Covid right before a Thanksgiving or holiday gathering (CNBC)
• New Covid Variants Are Circulating. Here's What to Know (NY Times Paywalled)

 
MONKEYPOX

• Monkeypox Mutations Cause Virus To Spread Rapidly – Evading Treatments and Vaccines (Scitech Daily)
• Scientists Warn Dangerous Monkeypox Variant Circulating In Central Africa Could Fuel New Outbreaks (Forbes)
• Philadelphia announces winning monkeypox vaccine proposals (Al Dia News)
• Pre-symptomatic transmission of monkeypox occurring in more than half of UK cases: study (Australian Doc)

WEATHER

• Thousands of Harris County families opting out of flood insurance despite risk of home flooding (KRTQ News 13 – Texas), related news Houston Chronicle
• FEMA Welcomes New National Advisory Council Members (Homeland Security Today)
• Severe Thunderstorms In Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana Could Pack Damaging Winds, Tornadoes (The Weather Channel), related news: AccuWeather 
• ​Florida Hurricane Ian Recovery: see  WTSP News 10  and  Fox News 4  ​​