No zero-risk situation, Manitoba official warns ahead of loosened visitor restrictions starting Saturday
Manitoba reported 173 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths linked to the illness on Friday, a day before some of its strictest pandemic rules are set to ease slightly.
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With 2 designated visitors soon allowed everywhere but the north, Dr. Jazz Atwal urges people to stay vigilant
Posted: Jan 22, 2021 10:35 AM CT | Last Updated: January 22
Dr. Jazz Atwal, acting deputy Manitoba chief public health officer, speaks at a COVID-19 update at the Manitoba Legislative Building in this file photo.(John Woods/The Canadian Press)
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The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate in Winnipeg is 6.2 per cent.
Public health officials advise two additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a female in her 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the outbreak at Heritage Life Personal Care Home; and
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and liked to the outbreak at Southeast Personal Care Home.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 9.3 per cent provincially and 6.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 173 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, two cases were removed due to a data correction making the net-new cases 171 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 28,260.
By Matthew Dekker
Jan 22, 2021 6:37 PM
Public health officials advise two additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a female in her 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the outbreak at Heritage Life Personal Care Home; and
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and liked to the outbreak at Southeast Personal Care Home.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 9.3 per cent provincially and 6.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 173 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, two cases were removed due to a data correction making the net-new cases 171 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 28,260.
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Posted on 01/22/2021 at 12:38 pm
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 9.3 per cent provincially and 6.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on January 22, 2021, 173 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, two cases were removed due to a data correction making the net-new cases 171 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 28,260.
Public health officials advise two additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
a female in her 80s from the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region, linked to the outbreak at Heritage Life Personal Care Home; and
Manitobans talk about their experience, hopes after getting COVID-19 vaccine
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A light at the end of a long dark tunnel.
Winnipeg Free Press
A light at the end of a long dark tunnel.
That’s how many Manitobans looked at news last month that the province would soon roll out its first COVID-19 vaccines. On Dec. 16, the province opened its first vaccination site, and since then, more than 13,000 Manitobans have received their first immunization shot against the virus.
2020 was a year like no other it featured a once-in-a-century global pandemic, a summer of racial reckoning and street protests, a U.S. presidential impeachment, dramatic political violence south of the border, and an economic crash that left many struggling to keep their heads above water.