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CHARLESTON, WV - A county emergency management director has been appointed to the West Virginia House of Delegates.

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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. health officials say 2021 is shaping up to be even deadlier than last year.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The single remaining monoclonal antibody therapy effective against the variant is now in short supply in the U.S., imperiling an option that doctors and hospitals have relied on.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Health Statistics Center is launching a new Electronic Death Registration System that will allow deaths to be recorded and filed electronically.

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CHARLESTON, WV - “We’re dealing with a respiratory infection — the Omicron variant — of the likes that we have actually never seen in our lifetime, and it is going to be stunning how fast this thing spreads and how many people will get sick with this variant in West Virginia as well as in the country.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Charleston Area Medical Center is receiving $3.5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse costs that came from COVID screening, testing, support services and personal protective equipment purchases.

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WASHINGTON, DC - As medical facilities warn of staffing shortages and strain from another covid-19 surge, Gov. Jim Justice announced investment in nursing training and recruitment.

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