{"id":52017,"date":"2022-02-15T07:56:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T12:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=52017"},"modified":"2022-02-15T08:02:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T13:02:11","slug":"morning-news-february-15th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/15\/morning-news-february-15th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News &#8211; February 15th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"timestamp\"><b>Feb 15, 2022 at 07:56<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weather:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Extreme Cold Warning &amp; Snowfall Warning<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Today &#8211; Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km\/h. High minus 10. Wind chill minus 36 this morning and minus 13 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low.<\/li>\n<li>Tonight &#8211; Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Snow at times heavy and local blowing snow beginning this evening. Local amount 10 cm. Wind becoming south 30 km\/h gusting to 50 near midnight. Temperature rising to minus 4 by morning. Wind chill minus 18 this evening and minus 13 overnight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Stats in Algoma (February 14, 3:00 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 601px; height: 779px;\" 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\">4,428<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">4,388<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">40<\/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\">592(1)<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">590<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">2<\/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\">17<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">5<\/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\">3,836<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">3,798<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">38<\/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\">28<\/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\">Tested<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">\u00a0233,771<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">233,377<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">394<\/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\">1,440<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">1,438<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">2<\/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\">535<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">532<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">3<\/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\">53<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">48<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">5<\/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\">2,400<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">2,370<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">30<\/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\">457<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">456<\/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\">Elliot Lake &amp; Area<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"background-color: #00000;\" align=\"right\">156<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">155<\/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\">159<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">153<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">6<\/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\">3,656<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">3,624<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">32<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">Yes<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Team Jacobs has won the right to represent Northern Ontario at the national curling championship thanks to a 6-5 win over Sandy MacEwan Sunday in the Northern Ontario Curling Association men\u2019s provincial playdowns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Announcements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade, and Todd Smith, Minister of Energy, for an announcement at 10 a.m.<\/li>\n<li>The Operating Budget for 2022 will be presented tonight at Wawa Municipal Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table role=\"presentation\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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 15, 2022 at 07:56 Weather:\u00a0Extreme Cold Warning &amp; Snowfall Warning Today &#8211; Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries late &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[2900],"class_list":["post-52017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","tag-february-10"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 16:12:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52017"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52020,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52017\/revisions\/52020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}