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Public health officials announced eight more deaths and 133 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoban on Thursday, snapping a two-day streak of cases numbers that fell below 100.
Nearly half of the new cases 61 came in the hard-hit Northern Health region. Winnipeg, meanwhile, had just 29 new infections, the lowest number in the capital since Oct. 17.
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Praire Mountain Health recorded a further 19 new cases while 17 additional cases were found in Interlake-Eastern and seven new cases were found in Southern Health.
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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