{"id":51951,"date":"2022-02-11T07:56:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=51951"},"modified":"2022-02-11T09:02:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T14:02:34","slug":"morning-news-february-11th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/11\/morning-news-february-11th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News &#8211; February 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"timestamp\"><b>Feb 11, 2022 at 07:56<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weather: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Winter weather travel advisory in effect<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Today &#8211; Snow. Local blowing snow this afternoon. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming north 40 km\/h gusting to 70 near noon. Temperature falling to minus 17 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 9 this morning and minus 28 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite.<\/li>\n<li>Tonight &#8211; Periods of light snow ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of light snow. Clearing overnight. Local blowing snow this evening. Wind north 40 km\/h gusting to 60 diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 overnight. Low minus 30. Wind chill minus 28 this evening and minus 40 overnight. Frostbite in minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Stats in Algoma (February 10, 3:00 p.m.):<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 600px; height: 792px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"522\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 45.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"height: 45.0pt; width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\" height=\"60\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\">Current<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\">Previous<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\">Change from previous report<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl68\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Confirmed cases<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">4,255<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">4,189<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">66<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl68\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Active cases<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">617(2)<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">555(2)<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">62<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl68\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Currently hospitalized<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">21<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">21<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl68\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Resolved<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">3,638<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">3,634<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl68\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Deceased<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl68\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Tested<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">\u00a0232,376<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">231,966<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">410<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Close contact of a confirmed case<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"background-color: #00000;\" align=\"right\">1,405<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">1,389<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Outbreak related<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"background-color: #00000;\" align=\"right\">491<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">480<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Under Investigation<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"background-color: #00000;\" align=\"right\">83<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">95<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">-12<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 45.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"height: 45.0pt;\" height=\"60\">Unknown Source of Infection<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"background-color: #00000;\" align=\"right\">2,276<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">2,225<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">51<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\">Evidence of Community Spread<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\">Recent Cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Central &amp; East Algoma<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"background-color: #00000;\" align=\"right\">436<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">427<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">Yes<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Elliot Lake &amp; Area<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"background-color: #00000;\" align=\"right\">149<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">148<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">Yes<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">North Algoma<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"background-color: #00000;\" align=\"right\">149<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">146<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">Yes<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Sault Ste. Marie &amp; Area<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"background-color: #00000;\" align=\"right\">3,521<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">3,468<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">53<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">Yes<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sadly the missing worker from Major Drilling who was working in a remote area near Kirkland Lake Gold&#8217;s Taylor Mine in the Matheson and Val Gagne area, east of Timmins was found deceased.<\/li>\n<li>Highway 17 was closed at 7:10 a.am. between Schreiber and Nipigon due to weather and road conditions.<\/li>\n<li>The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and Ontario Health, is lifting Directive 2 to begin a gradual and cautious resumption of non-urgent and non-emergent surgeries and procedures across the province.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Announcements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development will be joined by Bob Bailey, MPP for Sarnia\u2014Lambton, and Darrin Canniff, Mayor of Chatham-Kent, to make an announcement about healthcare in Southwestern Ontario at 10:00 a.m.<\/li>\n<li>Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Solicitor General Sylvia Jones, Attorney General Doug Downey and Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, to make an announcement at 10:30 a.m.<\/li>\n<li>Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, to make an announcement at 11:00 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 11, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Winter weather travel advisory in effect \u00a0Today &#8211; Snow. 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