Morning News – October 5th

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. High 11. UV index 4 or moderate.
Tonight Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this evening. Showers beginning near midnight. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 8.

Statistics from Algoma Public Health:

Tested (1)	37,766
Positive	34
Negative	35,690
Deceased	0
Resolved (2)	30
Updated: October 1, 2020

(1) That Algoma Public Health is aware of.
(2) Patient tested positive but is resolved according to current public health criteria. This number includes any persons who are deceased.

News Tidbits

There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon on October 4. There are no active fires in the region. The fire hazard is low across the Northeast Region.

There were no new forest fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the afternoon of October 2. At the time of this update there were no active fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is low across the Northwest Region.

The Stu Sells Tankard Sunday at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo was cancelled Sunday afternoon after a player was notified via the COVID App of close contact with a person testing positive for COVID-19. Team Jacobs was playing in this event.

Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, to make an announcement.