{"id":42640,"date":"2021-03-08T07:56:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T12:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=42640"},"modified":"2021-03-08T06:55:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T11:55:06","slug":"morning-news-march-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/08\/morning-news-march-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News – March 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy International Women’s Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of light snow early this morning and 40% chance of rain showers this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Wind southwest 20 km\/h becoming light early this afternoon. High plus 4. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 2 or low.<\/p>\n

Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing near midnight. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind up to 15 km\/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 10 overnight.<\/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
100,955<\/strong><\/td>\n200<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\n195<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Updated: March 5, 2021, 1:55\u00a0p.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

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    Immunization Tracker for the Algoma District:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \n\n\n\n\n
    Total Doses Administered<\/strong><\/td>\n# of people who have received their first dose<\/strong><\/td>\n# of people fully vaccinated<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a02,993<\/td>\n\u00a02,414 (2.5%)<\/td>\n\u00a0579 (0.6%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Last Updated:<\/strong> 11:00 AM, March 5, 2021<\/p>\n

    *percent calculated as number of adults aged 16+ in Algoma<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    *percent calculated as number of adults aged 16+ in Algoma<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

    An additional case of COVID-19 has led to the closure of Sudbury’s Walden Public School for the coming week.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Congratulations to Powassan – Pine Ridge Acres in Powassan is launching a rent-a-coop program to give people the option of farm fresh eggs in their own backyard. <\/span><\/p>\n

    On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members, loses contact with air traffic control less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, veers off course and disappears. Some wreckage has been found, but the reason it went down remains a mystery.<\/p>\n

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