Tuesday Morning News – March 31

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate.
Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Low minus 1.

Statistics (midnight March 30)

Country Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Tot Cases/ Deaths/ Reported
Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical 1M pop 1M pop 1st case
Canada 7,448 1,128 89 24 1,093 6,266 120 197 2 24-Jan
USA 163,844 20,353 3,156 573 5,506 155,182 3,512 495 10 Jan 20
World Total: 784,715 61,325 37,783 3,718 164,783 582,149 29,706 100.7 4.8

News Tidbits – ( in order to prioritize your news watching, and perhaps reduce some stress) Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Ross Romano, Minister of Colleges and Universities, and Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, to make an announcement at 1 p.m. at Queen’s Park in Toronto. At Noon the Deputy Prime Minister will join ministers and Government of Canada officials to provide an update on COVID-19.

John’s ValuMart is asking that shoppers not bring their recyclable bags in to bag their groceries. This is a protective measure for staff.