By Ryan Young
Feb 19, 2021 2:09 PM
Some light at the end of the tunnel for everyone at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre, the site of a COVID-19 outbreak.
To date, 99 total cases have been linked to the hospital, including 14 patients, 45 secondary cases, 34 healthcare staff and 6 visitors. Currently, there are 3 patients with COVID-19, including one receiving intensive care.
This is a small increase from 97 cases reported last Friday (Feb.12).
Janna-Lea Yawney, the Interim Director of Acute Care for the Yorkton area, says the outbreak in the Intensive Care Unit that was first declared January 17 was lifted on Saturday (Feb. 13).
“We were very excited,” Yawney said of learning the ICU outbreak was officially declared over.
By Benny Walchuk
Feb 18, 2021 7:49 AM
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) announced that the annual MJHL Draft will move from a U16 Draft (formerly Bantam Draft) to a U17 Draft highlighting players who are going into their 16-year-old season.
As a result, there will be no 2021 MJHL Draft with the current 2006-born draft eligible age-group carrying forward into the inaugural U17 MJHL Draft to be held in the spring of 2022.
Players who will be eligible for the draft are Manitoba players who are registered to play hockey in Manitoba according to Hockey Manitoba regulations and are in their 16th year.