2020 novel coronavirus bulletin – 287
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Posted on 12/16/2020 at 12:38 pm
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.6 per cent provincially and 13.7 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on December 16, 2020, 292 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, one case was removed due to a data correction making the net total 291 and brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 21,826.
Public health officials advise 15 additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region;
a female in her 40s from the Interlake-Eastern health region, linked to outbreak at Kin Place;
Posted: Dec 15, 2020 12:38 PM CT | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba s chief public health officer, says the fact the province has discouraged asymptomatic people from getting tested for COVID-19 may explain why the test positivity rate remains so high. The provincewide rate on Tuesday rose to 14.2 per cent.(John Woods/The Canadian Press)
Manitoba has passed 500 deaths from COVID-19 as the province added nine more to the total on Tuesday.
Health officials also announced 272 new cases of the illness Tuesday. The provincial test positivity rate rose to 14.2 per cent, the first time it has been above 14 per cent since Nov. 28.
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The province continues to ask Manitobans to only call to book a COVID-19 vaccine if they qualify for one during the current round.
Public health officials advise nine additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today, including:
A male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
A male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Saul & Claribel Simkin Centre;
A male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region;
A male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region;
A female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Park Manor Care Home;
2020 novel coronavirus bulletin – 286
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Posted on 12/15/2020 at 1:00 pm
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 14.2 per cent provincially and 13.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on December 15, 2020, 272 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, one case was removed due to a data correction, making the net total 271 and brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 21,535.
Public health officials advise nine additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre;
Winnipeg Free Press
Last Modified: 6:44 PM CST Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 | Updates Save to Read Later
Manitoba s chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin announed nine more deaths on Tuesday. A total of 508 people in the province have died from COVID-19 so far. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Manitoba has suffered more than 500 deaths due to COVID-19 thus far in the pandemic, as nine more seniors have succumbed to the disease.
Manitoba has suffered more than 500 deaths due to COVID-19 thus far in the pandemic, as nine more seniors have succumbed to the disease.
On Tuesday, the province reported the deaths of nine more Manitobans; six were linked to an outbreak at a personal care home. So far, 508 people have died due to COVID-19 in the province.