{"id":40776,"date":"2021-01-03T18:05:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T23:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=40776"},"modified":"2021-01-03T19:24:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T00:24:49","slug":"aph-confirms-3-new-cases-of-covid-19-79-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/03\/aph-confirms-3-new-cases-of-covid-19-79-81\/","title":{"rendered":"APH Confirms 3 new cases of COVID-19 (#79-81)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"timestamp\">Published on: <b>Jan 3, 2021 at 18:05<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Algoma Public Health is reporting 3 (three) new cases of COVID-19. Two cases are from Sault Ste. Marie and area and one case is from Central &amp; East Algoma. All cases were tested yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health, you are not considered a close contact.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details of the confirmed cases 77-78:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<table style=\"height: 210px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Case<br \/>\nNumber<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Exposure<br \/>\nCategory<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Status<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tested<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Case #79<\/td>\n<td>Close contact<\/td>\n<td>Self-isolating<\/td>\n<td>Jan 2, 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Case #80<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<td>Self-isolating<\/td>\n<td>Jan 2, 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Case #81<\/td>\n<td>Close contact<\/td>\n<td>Self-isolating<\/td>\n<td>Jan 2, 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unknown exposure<\/strong> means the person did not have recent international travel or close contact with a known confirmed case.\u00a0 How the person acquired the virus is not known.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Close contact<\/strong> means the person acquired their infection through close contact with a known confirmed case.\u00a0 For example, living together with a case, or spending more than 15 minutes with a case while less than 2 metres apart; are considered high-risk close contact exposures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.algomapublichealth.com\/disease-and-illness\/infectious-diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 120px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"599\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tested<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Confirmed<br \/>\ncases<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Active<br \/>\ncases<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Resolved<br \/>\ncases<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Deceased<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>71,731<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>81<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>19 (1)*\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>62<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">Updated: January 2, 2021, 8:15 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*The number in brackets are active cases in non-Algoma residents who are temporarily in Algoma. These cases are not counted as part of Algoma\u2019s confirmed case count. APH conducts contact tracing and monitoring of self-isolation for all cases within Algoma.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<table style=\"height: 476px;\" border=\"2\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Algoma Region<\/td>\n<td><strong>Any residents who have tested positive for COVID-19?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Confirmed cases reported in last 14 days.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Any evidence of local community spread?<br \/>\n<\/strong>(since August 2020 &#8211;<br \/>\nAlgoma&#8217;s second wave)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Central &amp; East Algoma<\/td>\n<td>Yes (5)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Confirmed cases reported in last 14 days.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elliot Lake &amp; Area<\/td>\n<td>Yes (less than 5)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Possible\/Likely:<\/strong><br \/>\nevidence of community\u00a0 spread is present in other areas of Algoma and in neighbouring public health units<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Algoma<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td><strong>Possible\/Likely:<\/strong><br \/>\nevidence of community\u00a0 spread is present in other areas of Algoma and in neighbouring public health units<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sault Ste. Marie &amp;\u00a0 Area<\/td>\n<td>Yes (74)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Confirmed cases reported in last 14 days.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\u00a0 Updated: January 3, 2021 4:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published on: Jan 3, 2021 at 18:05 Algoma Public Health is reporting 3 (three) new cases of COVID-19. Two cases are from Sault Ste. Marie and area and one case is from Central &amp; East Algoma. All cases were tested yesterday. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. 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