A spike in cases in Northern Manitoba continued on Thursday, with more than half of the reported 261 new infections in the province coming from the region.
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Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of immunization, at a COVID-19 update in Winnipeg in December. On a day Manitoba saw fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases, the federal government announced it will receive an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the spring. (Winnipeg Free Press)
On a day Manitoba saw fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases, the federal government announced it will receive an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the spring.
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On a day Manitoba saw fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases, the federal government announced it will receive an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the spring.
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Public Health officials are asking Manitobans to continue to make short-term sacrifices to create long-term COVID-19 success.
Public health officials advise five additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
a male in his 50s from the Northern health region;
a male in his 80s from Prairie Mountain Health region and linked to the outbreak at the McCreary/Alonsa Health Centre;
a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Southeast Personal Care Home;
a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region; and
A daily case tally below 200 and Manitoba's lowest test positivity rate since early November made for another "encouraging" COVID-19 update on Wednesday, but the province isn't in the clear yet, the acting deputy chief public health officer says.