WV and National Disaster news - November 14, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID & FLU
WV daily COVID Update & Stats for Nov​ember 14, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been **19 deaths reported since Friday, November 10, 2022 – with a total of 7,557 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 665 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

**DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 75-year old male from Boone County, a 58-year old male from Tucker County, a 72-year old female from Doddridge County, a 73-year old male from Cabell County, an 87-year old male from Roane County, a 76-year old female from Lincoln County, a 78-year old female from Wyoming County, an 87-year old female from Kanawha County, a 92-year old male from Jefferson County, a 91-year old male from Wayne County, a 90-year old female from Clay County, a 62-year old female from Jefferson County, an 80-year old male from Harrison County, a 75-year old female from Cabell County, a 71-year old male from Wood County, a 56-year old female from Berkeley County, a 70-year old female from Kanawha County, a 74-year old female from Kanawha County, and a 71-year old female from Kanawha County. 

• West Virginia's First Pediatric Flu Death  (WSAZ-TV), related news: The Parkersburg News and Sentinel

 
FIRE & FLOOD

• Car swept away and stuck in rushing water  (WTAP-TV) 
• Crews extinguish blaze in Kanawha State Forest; New River Gorge fire 75% contained  (WCHS-TV)
• National Guard Deploys Helicopter To Help Fight Brush Fire  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Kanawha County community seeks help with flooding issues  (WCHS-TV)
• SBA loan deadline approaches for W.Va. and Ohio residents affected by May 6 flooding  (WCHS-TV) 

 
INFRASTRUCTURE & RECLAMATION

• City of Parsons' Project Updates Presented by Thrasher  (The Parsons Advocate)
• Is West Virginia set to receive $25 million to cap orphan wells? (PolitiFact)

WEATHER

• Rain and Snow Moving into West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio  (WOWK-TV)

• Small Town Firehouse Crumbling From The 'Ground Up'  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• The West Virginia Army National Guard Is The Oldest In The Nation  (Only In Your State)

NATIONAL NEWS​

U.S COVID Public Health Emergency to Stay in Place (US News & World Report) - The Biden Administration announced Friday that it's extending the public health emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing millions of Americans to still receive free tests, vaccines and treatment. 

COVID & FLU

• BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 Become New Dominant COVID Subvariants (WebMD)
• New Jersey health officials are recruiting children under 5 for COVID bivalent vaccine trials (WHYY)
• America's RSV surge, explained (Yahoo! News)
• Flu cases continue to rage across the US while vaccination rates lag (ABC News)
• Flu season already hitting hard across half of the US and children's hospitals are still feeling the pressure from respiratory illnesses (CNN)

 
MONKEYPOX

• CDC: Black, Hispanic MSM most affected by monkeypox (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)
• Data Emerges Identifying Alarming Intersection of Monkeypox (MPV), HIV, and Homelessness (GLAAD)

 
WEATHER

• Nicole leaves 'unprecedented' damage in its wake (AccuWeather)
• Louisiana residents living in FEMA trailers could be homeless if they don't choose to pay rent soon (WDSU News 6)
• In Remote Parts of Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona Made Life Even Harder (NY Times)
• Taos County wildfire victims fear they won't be compensated (Sante Fe New Mexican)​