WV and National Disaster News - August 11, 2021

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wEST VIRGINIA

Government

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for August 11, 2021 (WV DHHR) - DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 91-year old male from Raleigh County and an 81-year old male from Cabell County. “Though we may tire of the pandemic, we must never forget that measures for prevention mean lives saved,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “We counter the devastation of COVID-19 by ensuring we are vaccinated as well as our family members.”

Local

West Virginia’s COVID-19 numbers spike for a second straight day (WOWK Huntington)

A Dozen West Virginia health groups call for universal masking in schools (WCHS Charleston)

Masks will be required in schools if case rates hit “substantial,” Health Dept. says (Morgan Messenger)

West Virginia college to charge unvaccinated students $750 (CBS News)

West Virginia National Guard begins distributing water and filters in Clarksburg, Clarksburg Water Board approves lead response contracts (WV News)

Recent Morgantown flooding intensified by climate change, land development (The DA – WVU News)

West Virginia hands out final prizes in vaccine sweepstakes (AP News)

national

COVID

Fauci backs COVID-19 vaccine mandates for teachers (FOX News)

New vaccinations have nearly doubled from last month, according to CDC data (CBS News)

Nearly 94,000 Kids Got COVID-19 Last Week. They Were 15% Of All New Cases (NPR)

Help is on the way: 50 frontline caregivers from the mainland to arrive on Hawaii Island this weekend (Hawaii News Now)

Weather 

Tropical Storm Fred Barrels Toward Florida as COVID Surges (Newsweek) 

WH: Getting vaccinated "most important" step in hurricane preparedness (Axios)

Fire officials are predicting more wildfires in the West as forecasts call for dangerously high temperatures            (CNN)

Portland could hit 104 as another dangerous heat wave looms (AccuWeather)

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for counties affected by the Dixie Fire (USA Today)

OTHER

FEMA to test national alert system today at 2:20pm (Yahoo news) - FEMA said “Public safety officials need to make sure when an emergency or disaster happens, that they have a process and system that will send out important alerts and warnings to the public.”