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The NHR now has 190 active cases of COVID-19, by far the lowest of any of Manitoba s five health regions - the second-lowest health region, the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority, now has 265 active cases as of May 14. The NHR s 190 active cases is the lowest number of active cases seen in northern Manitoba since November 2020, when the NHR cleared 200 active cases in the midst of the second wave of COVID-19. Out of those northern cases, only four districts within the NHR have double-digit numbers of COVID-19 cases. One of those is the Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon district, which has 10 active COVID-19 cases, including two new cases reported Friday. The other districts that have reported high numbers of active COVID-19 cases include the Island Lake district (88 cases active), the Bunibonibee/Oxford House/Manto Sipi/Gods River/Gods Lake district (27 cases active) and the Cross Lake/Pimicikamak district (25 active cases). Combined, these four districts
Two new cases were reported in the Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon district, which now sits at nine active cases. Since the pandemic began, 165 people in the Flin Flon district have tested positive for COVID-19. No new outbreaks or possible public exposures have been announced by provincial public health authorities in the NHR. There are, according to public health officials, 282 active cases of COVID-19 in northern Manitoba. While the picture is bright in the north, things are worsening in the south. Three more deaths from COVID-19 were announced by the province, each of which were tied to COVID-19 variants of concern. The three deaths push Manitoba to a total of 1,000 deaths due to COVID-19 during the pandemic.
The Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon district is sitting at eight active cases of COVID-19 as of May 11, reporting two new cases Tuesday. Other districts that reported new cases include the Bunibonibee/Oxford House/Manto Sipi/Gods River/Gods Lake, Cross Lake/Pimicikamak, Island Lake and The Pas/OCN/Kelsey districts. A total of 13 people from the north are hospitalized due to COVID-19 as of May 11, including one person now in intensive care. There are now 275 active cases of COVID-19 in the NHR. No new outbreaks or possible community exposures to COVID-19 were announced in the NHR May 11.
Despite the high numbers, northern Manitoba reported 17 new cases - a relatively low number but still high by recent standards. Three new cases were announced in the Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon district, which now has 18 active COVID-19 cases - more than the active case count in The Pas, Thompson, Norway House and most northern districts. Only three northern Manitoba districts - Island Lake (138 active), Cross Lake/Pimicikamak (45 active) and Bunibonibee/Oxford House/Manto Sipi/Gods River/Gods Lake (26 active) have more active cases than the Flin Flon district. A total of 282 people within northern Manitoba, according to most recent health data, have active COVID-19 cases.