WV and National Disaster News - August 1, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for August 1, 2022 (WV DHHR) – there are currently 3,335 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 5 deaths reported since the last report (Friday, July 29, 2022), with a total of 7,161 deaths attributed to COVID-19.  DHHR has confirmed the deaths of an 80-year old male from Harrison County, a 70-year old female from Kanawha County, a 67-year old male from Kanawha County, a 74-year old male from Wetzel County, and an 83-year old male from Cabell County.

Marion Co., West Virginia, Health Dept. Administrator: COVID-19 could go down as fall approaches  (The Exponent Telegram)
 
WEATHER

• Flood safety tips on the road  (WVVA-TV)
• Flash flooding impacting roads across region (WSAZ-TV)
• 'One Day at a Time': Storm Cleanup at Wheeling Park Ongoing  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• Local church unable to hold services due to damage sustained during floods  (WVNS-TV)
• West Virginia Guard unit from Williamstown assisting with Kentucky floods  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Neighboring States, FEMA Aid Search, Rescue Efforts In Flooded Eastern Kentucky Communities  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Work group beginning the process of removing debris from Fourpole Creek in Huntington  (WCHS-TV)
• Efforts underway addressing flooding risk in Huntington  (MetroNews-Radio)

OTHER

• American Rescue Plan funds help pay for new Princeton Rescue Squad ambulance (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
• West Virginia projects part of water infrastructure measure  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Morgantown reservoir project reaches milestone  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Rehabilitation projects set for 3 Mercer County, W.Va., dams  (WV News)
• Manchin says climate and tax deal "all about" fighting inflation (CBS News), related news: ABC News “This Week"  NBC News, and The Hill

 
NATIONAL NEWS​

COVID

• Biden admin plans to roll out updated Covid booster shots in September (NBC News)
• COVID at-home tests are free through your insurance. Here's how to get them (USA Today)
• COVID Map Tracker in the USA (Johns Hopkins)

WEATHER

• Beshear says 'we're going to be finding bodies for weeks' after Kentucky flooding; Rain not over (NBC News)
• FEMA joining flood damage assessment in the St. Louis area (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
• New Mexico declares state of emergency after wildfire ash threatened drinking water (UPI News)
• McKinney Fire raging out of control near Oregon border (USA Today), related news: Axios,  NPR and USA Today ​

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