Although Tuesday s numbers remain lower than the hundreds of new cases Manitoba was seeing earlier this month, health officials warned against growing complacent. One hundred and thirty three cases and five deaths does not mean we can be careless with our actions, it does not mean we can take the restrictions currently in place less seriously, said Dr. Jazz Atwal, acting deputy chief provincial public health officer. It does not mean we can go see friends and family outside our household, or host people this Thursday to celebrate the New Year.
WATCH | Restrictions will go on for months, Dr. Jazz Atwal warns:
2020 novel coronavirus bulletin – 298
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Posted on 12/29/2020 at 12:40 pm
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.4 per cent provincially and 12.1 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on December 29, 2020, 133 new cases of the virus have been identified, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 24,385.
Public health officials advise five additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Holy Family Home;
a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Oakview Extended Care Facility;
Manitoba to stay its course on vaccination roll-out
133 new COVID-19 cases, five more deaths announced Tuesday
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Dr. Jazz Atwal, acting deputy chief provincial public health officer, warned Manitobans that caution is still necessary through the holidays.
Manitoba doesn t plan to change its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to get needles in as many arms as possible, instead sticking with the two-shot process that has so far delivered more than 2,470 doses.
Manitoba doesn t plan to change its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to get needles in as many arms as possible, instead sticking with the two-shot process that has so far delivered more than 2,470 doses.
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Despite another day of lower new case numbers in the province, Manitoba public health officials are urging caution as New Yearâs Eve approaches.
The province announced 133 new cases and five new deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, some of the lowest numbers in recent weeks. But despite the downward trends that have been seen as of late, Dr. Jazz Atwal, acting deputy chief provincial public health officer, warned people against congregating for parties later this week.
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