Morning News – October 19

Weather – Flurries ending late this morning then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. Local snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 2 or low.
Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 10 overnight.

 

Statistics from Algoma Public Health:

From the APH Website, “As the province transitions to using a new case and contact management tool across all local public health units, APH is updating the process we use to calculate the number of tests being done in Algoma. Over the coming weeks, we will be using more automated methods to collect and report data, to improve efficiency and accuracy, and to decrease reporting workloads for our community partners. Thank you for your patience as we make these important changes. We will be updating this webpage soon with more data, to provide Algoma residents with an accurate, up-to-date, and meaningful picture of COVID-19 cases and testing in Algoma. ”

Tested (1)	50,197
Positive	39
Deceased	0
Resolved (2)	36
Updated: October 16, 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:

Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Peter Bethlenfalvy, President of the Treasury Board, and Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, to make an announcement at 1 p.m.

Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks will kick off Waste Reduction Week with an announcement about next steps in the province’s plan to transition the Blue Box Program to the producer responsibility model.