Morning News – April 14

Weather:

Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 7. Wind chill minus 4 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate.
Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers changing to 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers near midnight. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low plus 1.

Fog advisory in effect for:

Wawa – Pukaskwa Park
White River – Dubreuilville

Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Dense fog patches are expected to persist tonight. Travel along Highway 17 may be hazardous at times as a result. Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero. If travelling, be prepared for areas of near-zero visibility.

Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma

Tested (1)

Confirmed
cases (2)

Active
cases

Currently

hospitalized

Resolved
cases (3)

Deceased

122,188

279

41(1)*

1(1)*

238

Updated: April 13, 2021, 6:15 pm

Total doses administered: 29,595

Dose	# of Algoma residents who have received immunization	% eligible Algoma residents who have received immunization (adults 16+)	% all Algoma residents who have received immunization (any age)
People partially immunized with first dose only	24,869	25.7%	21.7%
People fully immunized with first and second dose	2,363	2.4%	2.1%
Total people immunized (first dose and/or fully vaccinated):	27,232	28.1%	23.8%

News Tidbits:

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) has announced that it will be providing additional essential intercity transportation options by resuming the Toronto to Winnipeg portion of the Canadian which will enable one full round-trip per week starting May 17, 2021.

Once again because of the stay-at-home measures that took effect on April 8, 2021, the OEB is prohibiting electricity distributors from issuing disconnection notices to residential customers for the duration of the provincewide stay-at-home measures.

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