WV and National Disaster News - December 28, 2021

12/28/2021

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WEST VIRGINIA

Government

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for December 28, 2021 (WV DHHR) - There have been 28 deaths reported since the last report (12-27-21), with a total of 5,288 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 63-year old male from Cabell County, a 73-year old female from Wayne County, a 53-year old male from Harrison County, an 85-year old male from Raleigh County, a 77-year old female from Raleigh County, a 52-year old male from Cabell County, a 71-year old male from Fayette County, a 62-year old male from Webster County, a 75-year old female from Berkeley County, a 61-year old male from Cabell County, and a 78-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 38-year old male from Kanawha County, an 80-year old male from Mineral County, a 68-year old male from Wetzel County, an 86-year old female from Monroe County, a 42-year old male from Logan County, a 70-year old male from Wood County, a 70-year old male from Braxton County, a 55-year old female from Mingo County, a 64-year old male from Lewis County, an 82-year old male from Greenbrier County, a 73-year old male from Mason County, a 75-year old male from Lincoln County, a 96-year old male from Mercer County, a 78-year old male from Randolph County, a 60-year old female from Fayette County, a 50-year old female from Fayette County, and a 54-year old male from Marion County. These deaths range from October through December 2021.

“The continued loss of more lives due to this pandemic weighs heavily on all of us, with the greatest sadness borne by family and friends,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “Please protect one another by getting vaccinated today.”

LOCAL

State Auditor: State workers will be paid on schedule despite cyber attack (Metro News Charleston)

How to help our ailing healthcare system (Exponent-Telegram)

Justice divvies up $122M remaining CARES Act dollars (Times West Virginian)

Firefighters continue to battle Christmas Day tire fire in Summersville (WCHS 8 Charleston)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

Northeast governors plan to distribute tests, masks as COVID cases surge (WXXI Rochester)

'Not in a good place': Hospitals prepare for omicron surge after holidays (NBC News)

New Omicron variant fills up children's hospitals (CNN)

CDC cuts isolation time for the asymptomatic (Yahoo News)

Biden pledges to support states in struggle against COVID (San Diego Union-Tribune)