Morning News – May 11

May 11, 2025 at 07:56

Weather:

• Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 24. UV index 8 or very high.
• Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 60% chance of showers overnight with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 14.

COVID Statistics

	Current	Previous	Change from previous report
Tested	260,500	260,407	93
Confirmed Cases	8,239	8,214	25
Confirmed Cases in 2022	6,035	6,010	25
Active cases	208	209	-1
Resolved	8,031	8,005	26
*Deceased	53	53	1
Deceased in 2022	32	32	1
Central & East Algoma	825	824	1
Elliot Lake & Area	435	434	1
North Algoma	289	288	1
Sault Ste. Marie & Area	6,690	6,668	22

Forest Fire Update:

There were six new wildland fires, with eleven fires now in the Northeast Region. Local fires are:

• SSM 4: 27.7 hectare fire located north of Camp 7 Bay of Matinenda lake. It is currently not under control.
• SSM 5: 40 hectare fire located along the beach in the Garden River First Nation on the west side of Ojibway Park. It is being held.
• SSM 6: 0.2 hectare fire located half a kilometre north of Hwy 670, and over one kilometre northwest of Ophir. It is being held.
• SSM 7: 0.1 fire located two kilometres northwest of Island Lake and 0.6 kilometres west of Hwy 552.. Currently not under control.

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