{"id":52045,"date":"2022-02-16T07:56:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T12:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=52045"},"modified":"2022-02-16T07:46:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T12:46:16","slug":"morning-news-february-16th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/16\/morning-news-february-16th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News &#8211; February 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"timestamp\"><b>Feb 16, 2022 at 07:56<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weather: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Winter Weather Travel Advisory &amp; Snowfall Warning<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Today &#8211; Snow at times heavy and local blowing snow. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km\/h gusting to 50 early this morning. High zero. Wind chill minus 9 this morning.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Periods of snow ending near midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind west 20 km\/h becoming light late this evening. Low minus 16. Wind chill minus 8 this evening and minus 22 overnight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Stats in Algoma (February 15, 3:00 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 600px; height: 783px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"522\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 45.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"height: 45.0pt; width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\" height=\"60\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\">Current<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\">Previous<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\">Change from previous report<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Confirmed cases<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl64\" align=\"right\">4,472<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl64\" align=\"right\">4,428<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">44<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Active cases<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">583(1)<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">592(1)<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">-9<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 17.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 17.0pt;\" height=\"23\">Currently hospitalized<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">17<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">-1<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Resolved<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl64\" align=\"right\">3,889<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl64\" align=\"right\">3,836<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">53<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Deceased<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Tested<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">\u00a0234,232<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl64\" align=\"right\">233,771<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">461<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl69\" style=\"height: 19.0pt;\" height=\"25\">Close contact of a confirmed case<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl64\" align=\"right\">1,449<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl64\" align=\"right\">1,440<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl69\" style=\"height: 19.0pt;\" height=\"25\">Outbreak related<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">542<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">535<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl69\" style=\"height: 19.0pt;\" height=\"25\">Under Investigation<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">52<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">53<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">-1<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 45.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl69\" style=\"height: 45.0pt;\" height=\"60\">Unknown Source of Infection<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl64\" align=\"right\">2,429<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl64\" align=\"right\">2,400<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\">Evidence of Community Spread<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl63\" style=\"width: 65pt;\" width=\"87\">Recent Cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl69\" style=\"height: 19.0pt;\" height=\"25\">Central &amp; East Algoma<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">459<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">457<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">Yes<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl69\" style=\"height: 19.0pt;\" height=\"25\">Elliot Lake &amp; Area<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">158<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">156<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">Yes<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl69\" style=\"height: 19.0pt;\" height=\"25\">North Algoma<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">163<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" align=\"right\">159<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">Yes<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl69\" style=\"height: 19.0pt;\" height=\"25\">Sault Ste. 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