WV and National Disaster News - October 5, 2021

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WEST VIRGINIA

Government

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for October 5, 2021 (WV DHHR) - There have been five deaths reported since the last report (Oct. 4, 2021) with a total of 3,774 deaths attributed to COVID-19. 

Deaths reported today are a result of the Bureau for Public Health's continuing data reconciliation with the official death certificate. Those include a 75-year old male from Pocahontas County, a 79-year old female from Raleigh County, a 52-year old female from Cabell County, a 74-year old female from Berkeley County, and a 94-year old male from Cabell County. “As we solemnly observe this tragic loss of life, we must continue to fight against COVID," said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “It is our duty to protect our fellow West Virginians through prevention efforts such as vaccination."

COVID-19

• Governor Jim Justice: West Virginia in 'Eye of the Storm' on COVID-19 | News, Sports, Jobs (The Intelligencer)

• West Virginia's COVID Crisis: Inside an ICU under strain (WOWK-TV

• West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on younger adults among latest dead: 'This thing is reaching across all of us' (WV News)

• Marion Co., West Virginia, Health Dept. to begin administering second COVID-19 booster shots this week (The Exponent Telegram)

• Vaccines and higher education: A look at COVID-19 numbers this semester (WCHS-TV)

Vaccine News

• Study: Vaccine hesitancy among young in W.Va. could be nation's highest (WCHS-TV)

• West Virginia COVID hospitalizations, deaths mostly of the unvaccinated (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)

• Mon Health still seeing high Covid-associated numbers (MetroNews-Radio)

• Marmet Elementary School goes virtual during COVID outbreak (WOWK-TV)

• Kanawha County Commissioner Lance Wheeler tests postive for COVID-19 (WCHS-TV)

• City of Wheeling Considers Using COVID-19 Aid To Incentivize Outdoor Dining Options (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

• Filling A Critical Need, West Virginians Train To Be EMTs (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Other

• Triennial Exercise held at Yeager Airport (WBOY)

• 7 Tips to Build Your Home Emergency Fund (AARP)

national

COVID

• J&J seeks US clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses (Associated Press), Also see The Washington Post

• Tragic milestone as Covid-19 deaths eclipse 700,000 in U.S. (NBC)

Weather

• Record-challenging heat to roast the north-central US (AccuWeather)

• Questions amid Ida's destruction: Stay? Move? How far?  (WV News)

• Louisiana creates temporary housing program for Ida victims (Associated Press)

• New Jersey Senators Warn New FEMA Guidelines Would Raise Flood Insurance Premiums (CBS)