Morning News – September 16

Friday, September 16, 2022 at 07:56

Weather:

• Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers or drizzle. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this afternoon. Temperature steady near 13. UV index 2 or low.
  Tonight
  Cloudy. 60% chance of showers early this evening. A few showers beginning this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm overnight. Local amount 10 to 20 mm. Temperature steady near 14.

Special weather statement: Rain, heavy at times is expected in the amounts of 30 to 50 mm, today into Saturday.

COVID Statistics:

	Current	Change in previous 7 days
Confirmed Cases	9,590	85
Confirmed High-Risk Cases in 2022	7,386	85
High-Risk Active Cases	107	2
Resolved Cases	9,483	83
*Deceased	66	3
Deceased in 2022	45	3
Updated: September 15, 2022, 3:20 PM

Forest Fire Update:

• There two active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. The fire hazard is low to moderate across the Northeast Region today, except for a portion of the North Bay sector located south of Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park, which is showing a high fire hazard.

News Tidbits:

• Congratulations and a welcome to Chelsey Douchamie, who joins the Superior East OPP Detachment as a Cadet.