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Manitoba recorded its lowest single-day new caseload in a week on Tuesday as new deaths in the province reached doubled digits once again.
Public health officials reported 111 new cases and 11 new deaths, the first time the latter number has been at 10 or above since the first week of January.
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Five of the 11 deaths are linked to outbreaks at long-term care facilities and include a man in his 80s from McCreary/Alonsa Health Centre, a man in his 90s from Heritage Life Personal Care Home, a man in his 60s from Southeast Personal Care Home, a woman in her 80s from Deer Lodge Centre and a man in his 90s from Concordia Place.
WINNIPEG Health officials have declared another COVID-19 outbreak at a Manitoba jail among the hardest hit by the pandemic. On Monday, the Headingley Correctional Centre was moved back to the restricted level on the pandemic response system as health officials reported another outbreak. According to provincial data, the jail has nine active cases. The province first declared an outbreak at the Headingley Correctional Centre in mid-October. In that time, the jail has seen a total of 258 cases, including 212 cases among inmates and 49 cases among staff. The province said there are currently eight outbreaks declared at Manitoba correctional centres, with 16 active cases reported across four jails including:
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Care homes, First Nations ready for innoculations
Last Modified: 6:20 AM CST Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 | Updates
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Elders at Ochekwi Sipi Personal Care Home in Fisher River Cree Nation will get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Monday as doses are rolled out to select homes in Manitoba. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
Elders at Ochekwi Sipi Personal Care Home in Fisher River Cree Nation will be among the first long-term care residents in Manitoba to get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Monday as doses are rolled out to select homes in Manitoba.
Elders at Ochekwi Sipi Personal Care Home in Fisher River Cree Nation will be among the first long-term care residents in Manitoba to get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Monday as doses are rolled out to select homes in Manitoba.