Monday Morning News – April 13

Weather – Snow at times heavy and local blowing snow. Amount 15 to 25 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near minus 2. Wind chill near minus 10. UV index 1 or low.
Tonight – Periods of snow ending overnight then partly cloudy. Amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light overnight. Low minus 8. Wind chill near minus 12.

A winter storm warning is in effect – Major winter storm continues today

 

Statistics (April 11, 2020, 11:33 GMT)

Country,	Total	New	Total	New
Other	Cases	Cases	Deaths	Deaths
Canada	24,383	1065	717	64
USA	502,876	33,752	18,747	2,035

Statistics from Algoma Public Health (April 8, 2020 (9:00 a.m.)

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

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

Tested	851
Positive	10
Negative	656
Pending	185

 

Details of confirmed cases

Case #	Age, Gender	Exposure category	Status	Tested	Reported to Public
Case #10	60s, male	Close contact and International travel	Self-isolating	April 3, 2020	April 9, 2020
Case #9	40s, female	Close contact and International travel	Self-isolating	April 3, 2020	April 6, 2020
Case #8	20s, female	Close contact	Self-isolating	April 2, 2020	April 4, 2020
Case #7	70s, female	International travel	Self-isolating	March 31, 2020	April 3, 2020
Case #6	50s, male	Close contact	Self-isolating	March 28, 2020	April 2, 2020
Case #5*	20’w, male	International travel (Mexico)	Self-isolating	March 23, 2020	March 30, 2020
Case #4	60s, female	International travel (Florida)	Self-isolating	March 26, 2020	March 29, 2020
Case #3	60s, male	Travel to S. Ont Health Care Facility	admitted	March 25, 2020	March 29, 2020
Case #2	40s, female	International travel (Michigan)	Self-isolating	March 24, 2020	March 28, 2020
Case #1	50s, female	International travel (Michigan)	Self-isolating	March 16, 2020	March 17, 2020

News Tidbits –

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

12 p.m.	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 Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance, to make an announcement.