WV and National Disaster News - November 15, 2021

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WV Daily COVID Update and Stats for November 15, 2021 (WVDHHR) - There have been 26 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 4,636 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 92-year old male from Boone County, a 32-year old male from Berkeley County, an 86-year old female from Preston County, a 67-year old male from Grant County, a 77-year old male from Putnam County, a 77-year old female from Wayne County, a 67-year old female from Barbour County, a 58-year old male from Kanawha County, an 83-year old female from Lewis County, a 53-year old male from Wayne County, a 94-year old male from Harrison County, a 40-year old male from Harrison County, a 64-year old male from Kanawha County, a 67-year old female from Cabell County, an 86-year old male from Putnam County, a 64-year old female from Jackson County, an 83-year old male from Morgan County, a 62-year old female from Kanawha County, a 69-year old female from Putnam County, a 65-year old male from Mercer County, an 84-year old female from Taylor County, a 68-year old female from Kanawha County, a 30-year old male from Kanawha County, a 63-year old male from Webster County, a 58-year old female from Cabell County, and a 47-year old male from Kanawha County.

“We send our sincere condolences to these families for their profound loss,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “The COVID vaccine is safe, effective, readily available and free. Please schedule your COVID vaccine or booster today.”

Local

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Greenbrier County Commission Keeps Infrastructure Projects Moving (West Virginia Daily News)

First measurable snow to pummel chilly Northeast; parts of West Virginia to see snow (WV News)

NATIONAL NEWS

Flooding Concerns Continues in Northwest  (The Weather Channel) 

National Weather Service confirms four tornadoes touched down in Connecticut this weekend (WTNH.com)

California Might Start Ranking Heat Waves (Intelligencer)

Dedicated State and Local Cyber Grants Are Finally Arriving (Government Technology)