WV and National Disaster News - July 6. 2021

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West Virginia

Government

WV Daily COVID Update and Stats for July 6, 2021 (WV DHHR) - DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 72-year old female from Kanawha County and a 93-year old male from Mercer County. “We offer our deepest condolences to these families,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary.  “Eligible West Virginians must choose to get vaccinated to stop the spread of COVID-19. The vaccine is available statewide to all residents age 12 and older.”

LOCAL

• Is WV Prepared 5 Years after Devastating Floods? (Public News Service)
• Spirit of renewal fills White Sulphur Springs (Yahoo News/Beckley Register-Herald
• Stollings discusses importance of coronavirus immunization efforts (Metro News)
• Gov. Justice to hold COVID-19 news conference Tuesday (WCHS)
• Severe storms lead to closed roads (WTRF)
• Unvaccinated children still advised to wear masks in West Virginia (WDVM)
• Capito, Manchin announce $1.2 M in Pandemic Relief from FEMA (Record-Delta)

national

COVID

• Experts say it may be time to re-normalize mask-wearing (Yahoo News)
• These parts of the US could become 'breeding grounds' for potentially more Covid-19 variants, expert says (CNN)
• BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine less effective at preventing coronavirus cases: study (Politico)
• Fears arise that lambda COVID-19 variant from Peru may be resistant to vaccines (NY Post)
• Zients says White House "stands ready" to boost federal response in COVID hot spots

WEATHER

• Tropical Storm Elsa, back over water, takes aim at Florida (ABC) related articles: . AccuWeather, Weather Channel, ABC News

• President Approves Florida’s Emergency Declaration (The White House)

• 5.2 Quake on Hawaii's Big Island Felt as Far Away as Kauai  (USN & WR/AP)
• Oregon governor: Heat wave death toll 'absolutely unacceptable' (The Hill)
• FEMA crews set to hit the ground in Metro Detroit this week to assess flood damage (NPR)

OTHER

• Demolition widens search at condo site, but storms threaten (Associated Press) related articles: NBC News Today and NPR