Morning News – February 15th

Feb 15, 2022 at 07:56

Weather: Extreme Cold Warning & Snowfall Warning

• Today – Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 10. Wind chill minus 36 this morning and minus 13 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low.
• Tonight – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Snow at times heavy and local blowing snow beginning this evening. Local amount 10 cm. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 near midnight. Temperature rising to minus 4 by morning. Wind chill minus 18 this evening and minus 13 overnight.

COVID-19 Stats in Algoma (February 14, 3:00 p.m.)

	Current	Previous	Change from previous report
Confirmed cases	4,428	4,388	40
Active cases	592(1)	590	2
Currently hospitalized	17	12	5
Resolved	3,836	3,798	38
Deceased	28	28	0
Tested	233,771	233,377	394
Close contact of a confirmed case	1,440	1,438	2
Outbreak related	535	532	3
Under Investigation	53	48	5
Unknown Source of Infection	2,400	2,370	30	Evidence of Community Spread	Recent Cases
Central & East Algoma	457	456	1	Yes	Yes
Elliot Lake & Area	156	155	1	Yes	Yes
North Algoma	159	153	6	Yes	Yes
Sault Ste. Marie & Area	3,656	3,624	32	Yes	Yes

 

News Tidbits:

• Team Jacobs has won the right to represent Northern Ontario at the national curling championship thanks to a 6-5 win over Sandy MacEwan Sunday in the Northern Ontario Curling Association men’s provincial playdowns

Announcements:

• Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade, and Todd Smith, Minister of Energy, for an announcement at 10 a.m.
• The Operating Budget for 2022 will be presented tonight at Wawa Municipal Council