Care home says COVID-19 deaths higher than province reported
It was another dark day in Manitoba with 18 lives reported lost to COVID-19.
While the province reported Tuesday that seven of those deaths were connected to an outbreak at Winnipeg's Extendicare Oakview Place, the company that owns the personal care home said the death toll there is much higher.
"We are saddened to confirm that 12 residents who have previously tested positive for COVID-19 have passed away," Laura Gallant, a spokeswoman for Extendicare said late Tuesday.
"We have been in touch with these residents’ families to offer our heartfelt condolences," she said in an email to the