WV and National Disaster News - November 9, 2022

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​WEST VIRGINIA

COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & St​ats for November 9, 2022 (WV DHHR) - there are currently 798 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been two deaths reported since Monday's (Nov. 7) report, with a total of 7,538 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 91-year old female from Berkeley County and an 85-year old male from Grant County.

• 'I feel hopeless': Thousands of West Virginia essential workers will lose child-care subsidies as federal pandemic relief runs out  (The West Virginia Daily News)

HOSPITAL

• Thomas Memorial Hospital to nearly double the number of intensive care unit beds at facility in Charleston, West Virginia (WV News)

• County signs agreement on six opioid settlements (Preston County News & Journal)
  

• Forest fire advisory issued by National Weather Service for W.Va.  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Fire risk to remain high in North Central West Virginia through most of the week  (The Exponent Telegram)
• National Weather Service: Burning not recommended in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio on Tuesday and Wednesday  (WOWK-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• Paxlovid may reduce long covid risk for some patients, VA study finds (Washington Post)
• The 'tripledemic' is sickening kids across America and straining hospitals, as a gift shop turns into a triage room and a hospital exec helps out in the ER (MSN)
  

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