Morning News – February 26th

Feb 26, 2022 at 08:56

Weather:

• Today – Flurries. Local blowing snow. Local amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 70. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 25 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.
• Tonight – Periods of snow ending near midnight then partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Local blowing snow early this evening. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low minus 18. Wind chill minus 13 this evening and minus 22 overnight.

COVID-19 Statistics:

	Current	Previous	Change from previous report
Confirmed cases	5,027	4,976	51
Active cases	617(3)	601(3)	16
Currently hospitalized	14	11	3
Resolved	4,410	4,375	35
Deceased	30	30	0
Tested	237,582	237,224	358
Close contact of a confirmed case	1,579	1,562	17
Outbreak related	623	618	5
Under Investigation	66	99	-33
Unknown Source of Infection	2,759	2,697	62	Evidence of Community Spread	Recent Cases
Central & East Algoma	508	499	9	Yes	Yes
Elliot Lake & Area	185	181	4	Yes	Yes
North Algoma	205	204	1	Yes	Yes
Sault Ste. Marie & Area	4,129	4,092	37	Yes	Yes

 

News Tidbits:

 

• The private member’s bill by Guy Bourgouin, MPP for Mushkegowuk-James Bay passed the second reading at Queen’s Park on Thursday.
• A Walk in the Woods will be held on Sunday, February 27th. Join us for a snowshoe/walk on the Jim Hoffman trails by the cemetery. There are easy, medium and harder trails, with a hot drink served after. This event is sponsored by the Wawa Goose Seniors’ Club. Please note that this event will occur only if temperatures are -15 or warmer.