{"id":44439,"date":"2021-05-08T07:56:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T11:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=44439"},"modified":"2021-05-08T08:34:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T12:34:02","slug":"morning-news-may-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/08\/morning-news-may-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News &#8211; May 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather:<\/strong><br \/>\nCloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 7. UV index 4 or moderate.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Cloudy. 30 percent chance of rain showers early this evening. 30 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km\/h. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 3 overnight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma <\/strong>(May 6, 2021, 6:00 pm)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tested &#8211; 135,092<\/p>\n<p>Confirmed Cases &#8211; 343<\/p>\n<p>Active Cases &#8211; 24<\/p>\n<p>Active Cases (non-Algoma residents who are temporarily in Algoma) &#8211; 0<\/p>\n<p>Currently Hospitalized &#8211; 0<\/p>\n<p>Currently Hospitalized (non-Algoma residents who are temporarily in Algoma) &#8211; 1<\/p>\n<p>Resolved Cases &#8211; 319<\/p>\n<p>Deceased &#8211; 4<\/p>\n<p>Cases Screened Positive for VOC &#8211; 65<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Total doses administered: <\/strong><\/em>41,875<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<table style=\"height: 193px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"599\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Dose<\/td>\n<td><strong># of Algoma residents who have received immunization<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>% eligible Algoma residents who have received immunization (adults 16+)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>% all Algoma residents who have received immunization (any age)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>People partially immunized with first dose only<\/td>\n<td>34,039<\/td>\n<td>35.2%<\/td>\n<td>29.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>People fully immunized with first and second dose<\/td>\n<td>3,918<\/td>\n<td>4.0%<\/td>\n<td>3.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total people immunized (first dose and\/or fully vaccinated):<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>37,957<\/td>\n<td>39.2%<\/td>\n<td>33.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were no new wildland fires or active fires in the Northeast region by late afternoon yesterday. 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