News and Weather Briefing for Friday, January 29, 2021

OUTLOOK

This is an abbreviated news and weather briefing.

Canadian high pressure will return dry and cold conditions to the region through Saturday, before a moist cold front and associated precipitation arrive from the west Saturday night into Sunday, with some wintry precipitation possible once again. Cold high pressure builds in through Wednesday before another cold front approaches from the west on Thursday.

News Highlights

Cases

2632 Detected
(+19 from Tuesday and +1667 from last Wednesday and +1018 from four weeks ago)

527 Active
(-14 from Tuesday and -51 last Wednesday and +98 from four weeks ago)

2101 Recovered
(+33 from Tuesday and +216 last Wednesday and +914 from four weeks ago)

18 Deaths
(unchanged from Tuesday and +1 from last Wednesday and +6 from four weeks ago)

Testing

8684 by MCPH
+913 from Tuesday and +322 from last Wednesday and +854 from four weeks ago)

6967 by Others
(+24 from Tuesday and +345 from last Wednesday and +1852 from four weeks ago)

15651 total
(+115 from Tuesday and +667 from last Wednesday and +2706 from four weeks ago)

240 tests pending results
(+2 from Tuesday and +71 from last Wednesday and +168 from four weeks ago)

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