This brings the total number of cases to 61,145.
Nine community cases
Amongst the new cases, nine are in the community and out of the nine, eight are linked to previous cases.
Cases 62621
She is a homemaker, and is the spouse of Case 62063.
Case 62622, a four-year-old girl, is their child.
As they had been identified as close contacts of 61993, they were placed on quarantine on April 15.
They were tested for Covid-19 infection during quarantine on April 16, and both their tests were negative.
They developed acute respiratory infection (ARI) symptoms on April 28, and were tested again after reporting their symptoms.
This time, their test results came back positive for Covid-19 infection on April 29 and they were conveyed to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
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SINGAPORE: Shopping mall Causeway Point and Woodlands North Plaza were on Friday (Apr 30) added to the Ministry of Health s (MOH) list of public places visited by COVID-19 community cases during their infectious period.
Also on the list is a Sheng Siong supermarket on Geylang Road and the Prime supermarket at Block 768 Woodlands Avenue 6.
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Additional locations within VivoCity and E!Hub @ Downtown East, which were added to the list on Thursday, were also visited by community cases.
Concern rises on high-risk communities low vaccine uptake
Last Modified: 8:16 AM CDT Friday, Apr. 30, 2021 | Updates Save to Read Later
Some Winnipeg communities at high risk of COVID-19 infection are experiencing slower uptake of vaccines, provincial data show.
Some Winnipeg communities at high risk of COVID-19 infection are experiencing slower uptake of vaccines, provincial data show.
It’s a trend, neighbourhood health experts say, urgently requires local vaccination clinics and grassroots engagement to reverse.
Five Winnipeg neighbourhoods have been flagged as having low vaccine uptake, at about 20 per cent of the adult population or less, according to data released Wednesday by the Manitoba government: Point Douglas South (17.3 per cent uptake), Point Douglas North (22 per cent), River East South (20.9 per cent), Inkster East (21.7 per cent), and Downtown East (23.2 per cent).
Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 71
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Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility for the AstraZeneca/Covishield vaccine has expanded to include people aged 30 to 39 with priority health conditions. A complete list is available online.
Eligibility for super sites and pop-up clinics has expanded to include people aged 18 and older who:
are pregnant;
work in any health-care setting including outpatient settings (expanded from previous eligibility); or
work in the vaccine warehouse.
These individuals can begin booking appointments at super sites or pop-up clinics at 2 p.m. today.
All adults aged 18 and older who live or work in specified jobs in these priority communities can continue make an appointment: