WV and National Disaster News - December 10, 2021

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WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for December 10, 2021 (WVDHHR) - here have been 30 deaths reported since the last report (yesterday 12/9/21), with a total of 5,085 deaths attributed to COVID-19. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 61-year old male from Nicholas County, a 70-year old female from Preston County, a 75-year old male from Berkeley County, an 82-year old female from Ohio County, a 71-year old female from Jackson County, a 94-year old female from Ohio County, a 72-year old male from Mason County, a 78-year old male from Marion County, a 73-year old male from Raleigh County, a 64-year old female from Preston County, a 67-year old female from Hampshire County, a 72-year old female from Fayette County, and an 80-year old male from Ohio County.

Included in the total deaths reported on the dashboard as a result of the Bureau for Public Health’s continuing data reconciliation with the official death certificate are a 48-year old male from McDowell County, a 37-year old male from McDowell County, a 70-year old male from Kanawha County, a 62-year old male from Mineral County, an 89-year old female from Summers County, a 91-year old female from Brooke County, a 69-year old male from Morgan County, an 82-year old male from Kanawha County, a 72-year old female from Kanawha County, a 66-year old male from Wyoming County, an 83-year old male from Wyoming County, a 72-year old male from Monongalia County, a 53-year old male from Ritchie County, a 65-year old male from Putnam County, a 69-year old male from Mercer County, a 37-year old male from Randolph County, and a 63-year old male from Wyoming County. These deaths range from September through November 2021. 

“There are many heroes in our fight against COVID-19, and that list includes every West Virginian who has chosen to be vaccinated,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “Thank you for helping save the lives of your families, friends and community.”

Local

• As covid numbers go up, state officials warn of trouble just ahead (MetroNews-Radio)
• Justice, Hoyer warn cold weather, variants, flu threaten West Virginia hospitals (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• West Virginia governor talks concerns over cold weather and Covid (WTAP-TV)
• Active COVID cases remain on upswing in Thursday’s DHHR report (MetroNews-Radio)
• COVID cases on the rise in West Virginia, majority of hospitalizations are unvaccinated  (WDVM-TV)
• Bed capacity challenged: Princeton Community Hospital ICU filled as virus cases rise (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
• Gov. Justice explains COVID-19 vaccination drop-off: ‘West Virginians are free, and stubborn a little bit and a little bit conservative’ (WDVM-TV)
• Road Patrol: WVU researchers looking to prevent rockslides on rural West Virginia roads (WBOY-TV)
• Alderson Town Council approves motion to end discussions involving mayor (WVNS-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• Fix the global vaccine rollout or face even worse COVID variants, experts warn (National Public Radio)
• CDC Expands COVID-19 Booster Recommendations to 16-and-17-year-olds (CDC)
• Parents slow to vaccinate 5-to-11-year-old children, report says (WCHS-TV)
• COVID-19 ‘biggest global crisis for children in our 75-year history’ – UNICEF (UNICEF)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes New Long-Acting Monoclonal Antibodies for Pre-exposure Prevention of COVID-19 in Certain Individuals (FDA)
• Did Covid-19 Cause Flu Strain to Go Extinct? (The Wall Street Journal)
• Vaxxed or not, data suggests people are over Omicron/Delta, and COVID altogether: Morning Brief (Yahoo Finance)
• Companies rethink return-to-office plans amid omicron cases (The Associated Press)
• Covid Is Making Many Offices Obsolete. Here’s What Happens to Them Next. (The Wall Street Journal)
• Several U.S. states see record COVID hospitalizations fueled by Delta variant  (CBS News), Also see Newsweek , Maine Public Radio (ME)  WDJT News 58 (WI)

OTHER

• GAO: Better Data Would Ensure Disaster Relief Funds Reach Vulnerable Populations (Homeland Security Today)

WEATHER

Deadly Nocturnal Tornadoes Threaten 25 Million Friday Night

The Daily Beast/CNN report a string of potentially deadly thunderstorms is predicted to sweep through several Southern states overnight Friday. At least 25 million people with be under the threat of severe storms and possible nighttime tornadoes along an area stretching from Texas to Ohio. The Weather Channel reports the severe weather is part of Winter Storm Atticus which will also bring heavy snow and strong winds to parts of the Rockies and into the Plains and Upper Midwest through the weekend. AccuWeather reports areas at greatest risk for overnight tornadoes are parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. The Weather Channel says the heavy rain and embedded thunderstorms will move eastward and impact the I-95 corridor through Saturday.  

• New Jersey residents displaced by Hurricane Ida now faced with more uncertainty WABC News 7 (NY)  

• Pennsylvania and other cold weather states are struggling to hire snowplow drivers (WITF-Radio)