Morning News – February 14th

Feb 14, 2022 at 07:56

Weather: Extreme Cold Warning

• Today – Flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 12. Wind chill minus 31 this morning and minus 15 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low.
• Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries early this evening then clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 31. Wind chill minus 20 this evening and minus 36 overnight. Risk of frostbite.

COVID-19 Stats in Algoma (February 10, 3:00 p.m.):

	Current	Previous	Change from previous report
Confirmed cases	4,388	4,366	22
Active cases	590	648	-58
Currently hospitalized	12	12	0
Resolved	3,798	3,718	80
Deceased	28	28	0
Tested	233,377	233,044	333
Close contact of a confirmed case	1,438	1,433	5
Outbreak related	532	531	1
Under Investigation	48	72	-24
Unknown Source of Infection	2,370	2,330	40	Evidence of Community Spread	Recent Cases
Central & East Algoma	456	450	6	Yes	Yes
Elliot Lake & Area	155	154	1	Yes	Yes
North Algoma	153	152	1	Yes	Yes
Sault Ste. Marie & Area	3,624	3,610	14	Yes	Yes

 

News Tidbits:

• Sad to hear that Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died at the age of 75.
• The 24th Annual Chapleau Pike Derby was a great day – although cold… 21 fish were caught in the one day derby. The top three winner were:
  • 1 – $10,000 – 30.75″, 7.96, Keith Boyer of Red Lake
  • 2 – Honda TRX 420 Wheeler – 30.5″, 7.26lbs, Michael Velanoff of Terrace Bay
  • 3 – $4,000 – 29″, 6.6 lbs, Ashely Keech of Chapleau

Announcements:

• Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health, to make an announcement at 9:30 a.m.