{"id":42268,"date":"2021-02-25T07:56:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T12:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=42268"},"modified":"2021-02-25T08:02:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T13:02:47","slug":"morning-news-february-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/25\/morning-news-february-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News &#8211; February 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Becoming cloudy this morning with a few flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km\/h. High minus 5. Wind chill minus 29 this morning and minus 9 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Flurries. Wind up to 15 km\/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill near minus 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 165px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tested (1)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Confirmed<br \/>\ncases (2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Active<br \/>\ncases<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Currently<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>hospitalized<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Resolved<br \/>\ncases (3)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Deceased<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>96,316<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>195<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>192<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">Updated: February 24, 2021, 1:17 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(1) That Algoma Public Health is aware of.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Algoma residents who have confirmed COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n<p>*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&#8217;s Note: These may be referring to the cases at the Valard Camp in White River)<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0Patient tested positive but is resolved according to current public health criteria.\u00a0This number includes any persons who are deceased.<\/p>\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<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frank P. Rochon will be the first Chief Executive Officer of Supply Ontario, the province&#8217;s new centralized procurement agency. Mr. Rochon will work with Supply Ontario&#8217;s Board of Directors to establish the agency&#8217;s mandate and outline its strategic business plan. As the agency becomes operational, he will be responsible for leveraging Ontario&#8217;s buying power as the largest public sector buyer in Canada, driving efficiency and productivity while fostering innovation and creating new market opportunities for provincial businesses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather: Becoming cloudy this morning with a few flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km\/h. High minus 5. Wind chill minus 29 this morning and minus 9 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight &#8211; Flurries. Wind up to 15 km\/h. Low minus 8. 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