Morning News – February 26th

Feb 26, 2022 at 08:56

Weather:

  • Today – Flurries. Local blowing snow. Local amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 70. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 25 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.
  • Tonight – Periods of snow ending near midnight then partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Local blowing snow early this evening. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low minus 18. Wind chill minus 13 this evening and minus 22 overnight.

COVID-19 Statistics:

Current Previous Change from previous report
Confirmed cases 5,027 4,976 51
Active cases 617(3) 601(3) 16
Currently hospitalized 14 11 3
Resolved 4,410 4,375 35
Deceased 30 30 0
Tested  237,582 237,224 358
Close contact of a confirmed case 1,579 1,562 17
Outbreak related 623 618 5
Under Investigation 66 99 -33
Unknown Source of Infection 2,759 2,697 62 Evidence of Community Spread Recent Cases
Central & East Algoma 508 499 9 Yes Yes
Elliot Lake & Area 185 181 4 Yes Yes
North Algoma 205 204 1 Yes Yes
Sault Ste. Marie & Area 4,129 4,092 37 Yes Yes

 

News Tidbits:

 

  • The private member’s bill by Guy Bourgouin, MPP for Mushkegowuk-James Bay passed the second reading at Queen’s Park on Thursday.
  • A Walk in the Woods will be held on Sunday, February 27th. Join us for a snowshoe/walk on the Jim Hoffman trails by the cemetery. There are easy, medium and harder trails, with a hot drink served after. This event is sponsored by the Wawa Goose Seniors’ Club. Please note that this event will occur only if temperatures are -15 or warmer.