Morning News – April 2

Apr 2, 2022 at 07:56

Weather:

• Today – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Flurries beginning this morning then changing to a few rain showers and flurries this afternoon. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light near noon. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 2 or low.
  Tonight – A few rain showers and flurries changing to a few flurries and ending late this evening then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low minus 2.

COVID Statistics:

	Current	Previous	Change from previous report
Tested	249,623	249,404	219
Confirmed Cases	6,740	6,696	44
Confirmed Cases in 2022	4,536	4,492	44
Active cases	421(3)	444(3)	-23
Resolved	6,319	6,252	67
Deceased	42	42	0
Deceased in 2022	22	22	0
Central & East Algoma	658	652	6
Elliot Lake & Area	288	284	4
North Algoma	256	255	1
Sault Ste. Marie & Area	5,538	5,505	33

News Tidbits:

• The Ontario government is providing $216,113 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to Pellatt United Firefighters (PUFF) to renovate and upgrade the firehall and Pellatt Community Centre building to better serve the community.