Morning News – March 1

Feb 28, 2022 at 08:56

Weather:

• Today – Periods of snow ending this morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 18 this morning and minus 8 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low.
• Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 21. Wind chill minus 14 this evening and minus 25 overnight.

COVID-19 Statistics:

	Current	Previous	Change from previous report
Confirmed cases	5,156	5,111	45
Active cases	598(2)	610(2)	-12
Currently hospitalized	16	15	1
Resolved	4,558	4,501	57
Deceased	33	31	2
Tested	238,437	238,201	236
Close contact of a confirmed case	1,592	1,585	7
Outbreak related	631	630	1
Under Investigation	62	71	-9
Unknown Source of Infection	2,871	2,825	46	Evidence of Community Spread	Recent Cases
Central & East Algoma	524	517	7	Yes	Yes
Elliot Lake & Area	196	194	2	Yes	Yes
North Algoma	217	211	6	Yes	Yes
Sault Ste. Marie & Area	4,219	4,189	30	Yes	Yes

News Tidbits:

• There were two more deaths in the Algoma District attributed to COVID-19, thirty-three have died in the Algoma District.

Announcements:

• Stan Cho, Associate Minister of Transportation, will be joined by Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, Nina Tangri, MPP for Mississauga-Streetsville, and Bonnie Crombie, Mayor of Mississauga, to make an announcement about improving public transit affordability at 9 a.m. in Missisauga.
• Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, will be joined by Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, to make an announcement about protections for workers at 9:30 a.m. in Toronto.
• Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, will be joined by Prabmeet Sarkaria, MPP for Brampton South, Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton, members of Brampton City Council and the Davis family to make an announcement honouring Ontario’s 18th Premier, the late William G. Davis, on the 51st anniversary of his swearing-in ceremony as premier at 9 a.m. in Brampton.