Thursday Morning News – April 2

Weather – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 8. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate.
Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 8 overnight.

Statistics (midnight April 1) –

Country,	Total	New	Total	New	Total	Active	Serious,	Tot Cases/	Deaths/
Other	Cases	Cases	Deaths	Deaths	Recovered	Cases	Critical	1M pop	1M pop
Canada	9,731	1,119	114	13	1,736	7,881	120	258	3
USA	215,003	26,473	5,102	1,049	8,878	201,023	5,005	650	15
Total:	935,197	76,872	47,192	4,890	193,989	694,016	35,478	120	6.1

Statistics from Algoma Public Health (April 1 at 11:00 a.m.)

Algoma regions where residents have tested positive for COVID-19 include the following:

• Sault Ste. Marie & Area
• Central & East Algoma

Tested	405
Positive	5
Negative	224
Pending	176

 

Case Number	Age, Gender	Date Tested
Case #5	20s, male	March 23, 2020
Case #4	60s, female	March 26, 2020
Case #3	60s, male	March 25, 2020
Case #2	40s, female	March 24, 2020
Case #1	50s, female	March 16, 2020

 

News Tidbits –

(in order to prioritize your news watching, and perhaps reduce some stress)

11:15 a.m.	The Prime Minister will address Canadians on the COVID-19 situation
12 Noon	Ministers and Government of Canada officials will hold a news conference to provide an update on coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
1 p.m.	Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, to make an announcement.

 

The staff at Superior Children’s Centre (41 Algoma, Garderie Francophone and Wawa EarlyON Child and Family Centre) miss their families and little friends that tomorrow Friday April 3, at 10:30 am we are planning something very special! Organizers say, “Together, but separate by vehicles of course, our staff will tour the streets of Wawa, waving and honking ! You will see us and we will see you ! And you will hear us, and we hope to hear you too! Please join us by standing in your driveway or waving from your window.”