Morning News – April 5

Apr 5, 2022 at 07:56 – Snowfall expected Wednesday

Weather:

• Today – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning with risk of freezing drizzle. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h late this afternoon. High 6. Wind chill minus 3 this morning. UV index 2 or low.
• Tonight – Clearing this evening. Low plus 1.

COVID Statistics:

	Current	Previous	Change from previous report
Tested	250,506	249,623	883
Confirmed Cases	6,894	6,740	154
Confirmed Cases in 2022	4,690	4,536	154
Active cases	404(1)	421(3)	-17
Resolved	6,490	6,319	171
Deceased	44	42	2
Deceased in 2022	24	22	2
Central & East Algoma	679	658	21
Elliot Lake & Area	291	288	3
North Algoma	261	256	5
Sault Ste. Marie & Area	5,663	5,538	125

 

News Tidbits:

• Ontario Premier Doug Ford will visit Sault Ste. Marie Friday to make an announcement at Algoma Steel. The premier is also expected to attend a Thursday evening fundraising event to be held at Mill Square.
• Congratulations to Annetta Golder who won $24,570 from the March 50/50 grand prize draw with ticket number #I-7313682.

Announcements:

• Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, will make an announcement about the next step in building the Bradford Bypass at 8:30 a.m. in Bradford
• Premier Doug Ford will mark the official removal of the tolls on the 412 and 418 Highways at 10:00 a.m.