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The province recorded 529 new cases of COVID-19 during the weekend alongside three virus-related deaths.
Of new cases, 59 were in Prairie Mountain Health, which joins the balance of the province in ushering in the third wave of the virus with spiking numbers.
The Westman-based health region recorded 166 active cases Sunday, which is the highest it has been since mid-December, although it came close on Jan. 29, when 164 active cases were recorded.
The region’s current active case total is a far cry from the 17 recorded March 11.
Active cases in Prairie Mountain Health include 55 in the Porcupine Mountain district, followed by 28 in Brandon, 24 in Agassiz Mountain, 17 in Turtle Mountain and 11 in Dauphin, with the balance spread through other districts.
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Public health officials have confirmed 276 new cases of COVID-19 in our province and another three Manitobans have died with COVID-19.
Today s death toll includes:
a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region;
a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region; and
a male in his 80s from the Prairie Mountain health region and linked to the outbreak at the Russell Health Centre.
Eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic includes individuals aged 50 or older and First Nation people aged 30 or older.
Six cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the new net number of cases today to 270 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 37,339.
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Ecole Marie-Ann-Gaboury has had several confirmed COVID cases among staff and students. The K-8 French immersion school in St. Vital has moved to remote learning for at least the next two weeks. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)
A COVID-19 outbreak has prompted a St. Vital school to close its doors as cases of the virus continue to climb in Manitoba at alarming rates.
A COVID-19 outbreak has prompted a St. Vital school to close its doors as cases of the virus continue to climb in Manitoba at alarming rates.
April 24, 2021
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• a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region; and
• a male in his 80s from the Prairie Mountain health region and linked to the outbreak at the Russell Health Centre.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.8 per cent provincially and 7.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 276 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, six cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 270 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 37,339.