Wednesday Morning News – April 15

Weather – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then 30 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h this afternoon. High minus 2. Wind chill minus 15 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon.
Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 12. Wind chill minus 8 this evening and minus 17 overnight.
Statistics

Country,	Total	New	Total	New
Other	Cases	Cases	Deaths	Deaths
Canada	27,063	1,383	903	123
USA	614,246	26,945	26,047	2,407
Total:	2,015,571		127,635

 

Statistics from Algoma Public Health (April 14, 2020 (8:30 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	918
Positive	10
Negative	793
Pending	115

 

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)

11:15 a.m.	The Prime Minister will address Canadians on the COVID-19 situation
1 p.m.	Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care, and Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, to make an announcement.

News Tidbits –

The 2020 Black Fly Run has been cancelled by organizers for this year. For those needs that cannot be supplied locally, Walmart is now taking paypal. This is especially good new for some readers who prefer to use paypal than a credit card.