{"id":52237,"date":"2022-02-26T08:56:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T13:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=52237"},"modified":"2022-02-26T09:08:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T14:08:56","slug":"morning-news-february-26th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/26\/morning-news-february-26th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News &#8211; February 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Feb 26, 2022 at 08:56<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weat<\/strong><strong>her:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Today &#8211; Flurries. Local blowing snow. Local amount 5 cm. Wind southwest 40 km\/h gusting to 70. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 25 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.<\/li>\n<li>Tonight &#8211; Periods of snow ending near midnight then partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Local blowing snow early this evening. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind west 20 km\/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low minus 18. Wind chill minus 13 this evening and minus 22 overnight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Statistics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 600px; height: 759px;\" 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\">5,027<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">4,976<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">51<\/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(3)<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\">601(3)<\/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=\"xl68\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Currently hospitalized<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">11<\/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=\"xl68\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Resolved<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">4,410<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">4,375<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">35<\/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\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">30<\/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\">\u00a0237,582<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">237,224<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">358<\/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\">1,579<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">1,562<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">17<\/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\">623<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">618<\/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=\"xl67\" style=\"height: 16.0pt;\" height=\"21\">Under Investigation<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" style=\"background-color: #00000;\" align=\"right\">66<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">99<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">-33<\/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\">2,759<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">2,697<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">62<\/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\">508<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">499<\/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\">185<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">181<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">4<\/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\">205<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">204<\/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\">Sault Ste. Marie &amp; Area<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"background-color: #00000;\" align=\"right\">4,129<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" align=\"right\">4,092<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl67\" align=\"right\">37<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The private member\u2019s bill by Guy Bourgouin, MPP for Mushkegowuk-James Bay passed the second reading at Queen\u2019s Park on Thursday.<\/li>\n<li>A Walk in the Woods will be held on Sunday, February 27th. Join us for a snowshoe\/walk on the Jim Hoffman trails by the cemetery. There are easy, medium and harder trails, with a hot drink served after. This event is sponsored by the Wawa Goose Seniors\u2019 Club. Please note that this event will occur only if temperatures are -15 or warmer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 26, 2022 at 08:56 Weather: Today &#8211; Flurries. 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