There are 12 more COVID-19-related deaths and three more people with the coronavirus in hospital in Manitoba on Wednesday, the province says in a news release.
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A COVID-19 outbreak at Grace Hospital is being declared over.
Public health officials advise 15 additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a male in his 70s from the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Interlake–Eastern health region, linked to an outbreak at Kin Place in Oakbank;
• a female in her 70s from the Northern health region;
• a male in his 70s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a female in her 70s from the Southern Health – Santé Sud health region, linked to an outbreak at the Portage District General Hospital Medical Unit in Portage la Prairie;
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2020 novel coronavirus bulletin – 294
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Posted on 12/23/2020 at 12:38 pm
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.4 per cent provincially and 10.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on December 23, 2020, 201 new cases of the virus have been identified, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 23,381.
Public health officials advise 15 additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
a male in his 70s from the Interlake-Eastern health region;
a male in his 80s from the Interlake-Eastern health region, linked to an outbreak at Kin Place in Oakbank;
a female in her 70s from the Northern health region;
Winnipeg Free Press Posted:
Last Modified: 6:30 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 | Updates
As Manitoba reported 15 more deaths and 201 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the province s acting deputy chief public health officer made no apologies for repeating the same message again and again.
As Manitoba reported 15 more deaths and 201 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the province s acting deputy chief public health officer made no apologies for repeating the same message again and again. I say it again and I ll say it as much as I need to: stay at home, Dr. Jazz Atwal told a media briefing as he warned about the potential to spread the virus over the holidays. There are people of all ages and walks of life who are at risk of severe outcomes if they catch it, he said.