{"id":42191,"date":"2021-02-21T07:56:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T12:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=42191"},"modified":"2021-02-22T08:03:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T13:03:01","slug":"morning-news-february-21st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/21\/morning-news-february-21st\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News – February 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weather:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. Periods of snow beginning this afternoon. Amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km\/h gusting to 40. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 14 this morning and minus 9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.
\nTonight – Periods of snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 20 km\/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill near minus 10.<\/p>\n

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Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n
Tested (1)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nConfirmed
\ncases (2)<\/strong><\/td>\n		Active
\ncases<\/strong><\/td>\n		Currently<\/strong><\/p>\n

hospitalized<\/strong><\/td>\n

Resolved
\ncases (3)<\/strong><\/td>\n		Deceased<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93,000<\/strong><\/td>\n195<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n188<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Updated: February 20, 2021, 4:15 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(1) That Algoma Public Health is aware of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

(2) Algoma residents who have confirmed COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n

*The number in brackets are active cases in non-Algoma residents who are temporarily in Algoma.\u00a0 These cases are not counted as part of Algoma\u2019s confirmed case count.\u00a0 APH conducts contact tracing and monitoring of self-isolation for all cases within Algoma. Editor’s Note: These may be referring to the cases at the Valard Camp in White River)<\/p>\n

(3)\u00a0Patient tested positive but is resolved according to current public health criteria.\u00a0This number includes any persons who are deceased.<\/p>\n

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  • These data sets are preliminary and subject to change, pending further review.<\/li>\n
  • Confirmed positives will be reported as soon as publicly available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Sad to hear that St Joseph Island\u2019s 54th annual Maple Syrup Festival has been cancelled for a second year due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

    56 years today, Malcom X, an human rights activist and religious leader, was assassinated by rival Black Muslims while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights, Manhattan.<\/p>\n

    In 2002, the Canadian Women’s Hockey Team wins its first gold medal at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games, defeating their American rivals by a score of 3 to 2.<\/p>\n

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