The province is reporting 111 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, which is the lowest number of cases reported since July 23.
Locally, all cases in the Algoma region are now resolved.
Here's the latest local, provincial, and federal news regarding COVID-19 cases and funding that you need to know:
No new cases in Algoma region today
Currently, there are no active case in the Algoma region.
Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers from Algoma Public Health, updated at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday:
- 19,604 tested
- 27 positive
- 19,058 negative
- 519 pending
- 0 deceased
- 27 resolved
Total confirmed cases by area of residence:
- 22 in Sault Ste. Marie and area, with evidence of community spread
- 2 in central and east Algoma
- 3 in Elliot Lake and area
- 0 in north Algoma
Community care kits 'door dashed' to area service providers
The COVID-19 pandemic has made life more challenging for everyone, but once again, it has proved to bring the community closer together. This past weekend, Plan A Algoma hand-delivered community care kits to organizations around the city.
Lisa Collins, director of operations at Plan A Algoma, co-ordinated the event and prepared each kit. She and Frank Meraglia, director of education and information systems, went out and delivered them.
Read the full story by Zaafina Naqvi here.
Northern Ontario dietitian says federal income assistance should continue so people can afford healthy food post COVID-19
Food insecurity has been identified as a public health issue in some parts of Northern Ontario for a few years now, and the COVID-19 pandemic has not made it any easier.
The issue has prompted the North Bay Parry Sound District (NDPSD) health unit to ask the prime minister to support the idea of creating a universal basic income for all Canadian families -- enough that they can afford to buy groceries.
Read more about what one dietitian has to say about it here.
Here's the local sports situation
The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Soo Thunderbirds have announced the team has scheduled a prospect camp for the third weekend of August as the team prepares for the 2020-21 season.
While a regular season schedule hasn’t been set due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Thunderbirds have continued to prepare in the meantime.
Read more about the Thunderbirds' plans here.
Sault College Athletics announced today that this season's hockey programs will be postponed until November due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The college stated in a news release that should pandemic conditions in the United States fail to improve, the entire 2020/21 season could be cancelled. The situation will be reassessed in October.
Lake Superior State University hockey team is also adapting technology during COVID-19. For many teams in the hockey world, the summer of 2020 has been one of adjustments and for the Lake Superior State hockey team, it has meant using technology to become more efficient in some ways.
With other leagues facing a similar fate - an early end to the season combined with the inability to travel due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic - it meant a change in the way many schools had to approach recruiting in the meantime.
Read more from SooToday's Brad Coccimiglio here.
