{"id":40087,"date":"2020-12-15T07:56:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T12:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=40087"},"modified":"2020-12-15T08:30:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T13:30:33","slug":"morning-news-december-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/15\/morning-news-december-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News &#8211; December 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km\/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 26 this morning and minus 16 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Flurries beginning this evening. Local amount 5 cm. Wind becoming southeast 20 km\/h before morning. Temperature rising to minus 10 by morning. Wind chill minus 17 this evening and minus 23 overnight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Status of COVID-19 cases in the Algoma District (from Algoma Public Health):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<table style=\"height: 105px; margin-left: 40px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"515\">\n<tbody style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<tr style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Tested (1)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Confirmed<br \/>\ncases<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Active<br \/>\ncases<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Resolved<br \/>\ncases (2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Deceased<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>67,181<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>62<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>60<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" colspan=\"5\">Updated: December 14, 11:20 a.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1)\u00a0That Algoma Public Health is aware of.<br \/>\n(2)\u00a0Patient tested positive but is resolved according to current public health criteria.\u00a0This number includes any persons who are deceased.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>These data sets are preliminary and subject to change, pending further review.<\/li>\n<li>Confirmed positives will be reported as soon as publicly available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker (PSW) from the Rekai Centre at Sherbourne Place, a long-term care home in Toronto was the first Canadian to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Doug Ford said in a media release, &#8220;She has worked tirelessly to care for some of our most vulnerable, both throughout this pandemic and since her first days as a PSW in 1988. Anita has spent years rolling up her sleeves to protect our province, and today, she didn&#8217;t hesitate to find a new way to do so. She represents the best of the Ontario Spirit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Solicitor General Sylvia Jones and General Rick Hillier (retired), Chair of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, to provide an update on the COVID-19 vaccines roll-out at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km\/h. High minus 13. 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