WV and National Disaster News - November 1, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for November 1, 2022 (WV DHHR) – There have been eight deaths reported since yesterday's report, with a total of 7,530 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 929 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 57-year old male from Kanawha County, an 87-year old male from Kanawha County, an 82-year old female from Wyoming County, a 63-year old female from Lewis County, a 69-year old female from Raleigh County, an 87-year old male from Marion County, an 83-year old female from Jefferson County, and a 44-year old female from Nicholas County.

• Active COVID-19 cases near 1,000 again in West Virginia; eight new deaths reported  (WCHS-TV), related news: The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
• Two more COVID-19-related deaths reported in Kanawha County  (WCHS-TV)

 
DISASTER RECOVERY

• $26 million to go to Herbert Hoover HS rebuilding  (WBOY-TV), related news: EIN Presswire
• Keyser WV Council taking a closer look at vehicles on FEMA lots  (Mineral News and Tribune)
• Superstorm Sandy, a 10-year retrospective  (WSAZ-TV)

 
OTHER

• Electric school bus testing moves north  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Biden Administration announces $140M for West Virginia abandoned mine lands  (WBOY-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
WEATHER & RECOVERY

• FEMA administrator on relief efforts in Florida a month after Hurricane Ian (PBS News)
• Storm survivors urge reforms to disaster-relief efforts (NJ Spotlight News)
• AccuWeather forecasters warn of severe weather threat for central US (AccuWeather)
• After Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Rico Confronts Lingering Obstacles In Emergency Aid Process (Texas A&M Today) related news: NotiCel (PR) – Spanish language
• Steve Scalise, parish presidents blast FEMA for 'lack of transparency' on flood insurance rates (NOLA.com - Louisiana)

 COVID

• As Cases Creep Upward, Here Are Five Common Questions About COVID, Vaccines and More (NBC)
• Long Covid is affecting women more than men, national survey finds (CNBC)
• Scientists have their eyes on several 'Deltacrons'—new COVID variants with the potential to attack the lungs like Delta and spread as easily as Omicron (Fortune)

 
MONKEYPOX

• Monkeypox Cases Are Dropping. Here's Why Investment in Testing Still Matters (Very Well Health)
• Nebraska Medical Center joins nationwide trial to study possible monkeypox treatment (KETV)
• WV group begins monkeypox education efforts in Appalachia (WYMT CBS)
• Monkeypox St​ate Of Emergency Ends But Vaccination Still Encouraged (San Francisco Gate)​ 

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