Manitoba, Canada: 2021/2022 Covid cases

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Source: https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=51298

May 17, 2021
COVID-19 BULLETIN #434

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Public health officials advise one new death in a person with COVID-19 has been reported today.
? a male in his 60s from the Southern Health?Sant? Sud region.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.7 per cent provincially and 14.3 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 430 new cases of the virus have been identified. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 45,579.

Today?s COVID-19 data shows:
? 18 cases in the Interlake?Eastern health region;
? 37 cases in the Northern health region;
? 18 cases in the Prairie Mountain health region;
? 44 cases in the Southern Health?Sant? Sud health region; and
? 313 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:
? 4,568 active cases and 40,000 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
? 209 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 56 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 265 hospitalizations;
? 53 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 20 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 73 ICU patients;
? 3,190 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 725,195 and
? the total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 1,011.

Public health officials are reminding Manitobans that in most cases, they should only seek testing at a provincial test site if they are symptomatic or have been advised by public health that they are a close contact. This will help ensure that those who need to be tested can continue to access testing as easily as possible. Manitobans have several options available to access testing including drive-thru, walk-in or by booking an appointment by calling (toll-free) 1-855-268-4318 or online at select sites at www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/testing/locations.html#appointment.

Additional data on variants of concern is updated from Tuesday to Saturday at https://geoportal.gov.mb.ca/. Data related to COVID-19, outbreaks, and some downloadable and historic data can also be found at this site.

An outbreak has been declared at Bethesda Regional Health Centre on the Medical Unit in Steinbach. The facility has been moved to the Critical (Red) level on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.

Possible exposure locations are listed online by region at the province?s #RestartMB Pandemic Response System webpage. For up-to-date information on possible public exposures to COVID-19 in regions, visit www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/updates/flights.html#event and click on your region.

A new Fast Pass site opens in Brandon on Wednesday, May 19, for eligible school staff and those working in licensed child-care centres. The site will be co-located with the existing Brandon Keystone Centre site at 1175 18th St. Appointments are required and can be booked starting tomorrow (May 18) by calling (toll-free) 1-888-986-8152. The site has capacity for up to 40 people daily and hours of operation are listed online. Clients will be asked if they meet eligibility criteria and to present proof of eligibility such as a work identification card or employer letter when they arrive for their appointment. More information on COVID-19 testing is available at www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/testing/index.html.

For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, including the online screening tool, testing criteria and locations, self-isolation requirements, public health fundamentals and the provincial response level on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System, visit www.manitoba.ca/COVID19.

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/covid-19-cases-deaths-manitoba-may-18-1.6030963

335 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death reported in Manitoba
Fast Pass vaccine site to open in Brandon for staff at schools, child-care centres
CBC News ? Posted: May 18, 2021 12:30 PM CT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Manitoba announced 335 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death on Tuesday.

The death is a man in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B117 coronavirus variant of concern, the province said in a news release.

The total number of Manitobans who have died of COVID-19 is now 1,012.

The latest cases include 241 in the Winnipeg health region. The Southern Health region has the next highest amount with 29, followed by 26 in the Interlake?Eastern health region and 25 in the Northern Health Region.

Prairie Mountain Health region has the fewest new cases Tuesday, with 14.

Although the number of new cases is a drop from the 430 reported on Monday, other statistical markers have increased.

The current five-day test positivity rate is 13 per cent provincially (up from 12.7 on Monday) and 14.4 per cent in Winnipeg (up from 14.3).

There are also 278 people in hospital due to COVID-19, a jump from 264 one day earlier.

However, the number of people in intensive care has dipped to 70 from 73...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/covid-19-manitoba-update-may-19-1.6032561

402 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Manitoba on Wednesday
CBC News ? Posted: May 19, 2021 12:39 PM CT | Last Updated: 27 minutes ago

There are 402 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba, the province's online data portal says Wednesday afternoon.

Manitoba's daily COVID-19 case numbers, which are usually released at 12:30 p.m., were delayed because of technical difficulties, the province tweeted on Wednesday.

There are now 293 COVID-19 patients in hospital, the province said, up from 278 on Tuesday. Of those, 80 patients are in intensive care, an increase of 10.

The provincial data portal also says 171 more contagious coronavirus variant cases have been identified since the update on Tuesday.

The total number of cases involving more contagious variants is now 7,141, with 2,836 considered active.

A total of 1,016 coronavirus deaths in Manitoba were reported, an increase of four.

Earlier in the day, the province announced second dose appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine will open Friday for priority groups with certain health conditions or compromised immune systems.

Wednesday's update comes after Manitoba announced 335 new COVID-19 cases and one death linked to a more contagious coronavirus variant on Tuesday...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-covid-19-update-may-20-2021-1.6034397

Manitoba reports record 603 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
Hospital intensive care units maxed out in a matter of weeks as crush of patients expected to climb
Bryce Hoye ? CBC News ? Posted: May 20, 2021 12:32 PM CT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Manitoba reported a single-day record of 603 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths linked to the illness on Thursday.

A woman in her 40s from Winnipeg and a man in his 70s from the Southern Health region died due infections from the B117 coronavirus variant originally detected in the U.K. The third death is a man in his 50s from Winnipeg.

So far, 1,019 people have died in Manitoba due to COVID-19, with 46 deaths reported this month.

The latest numbers come after Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said more restrictions will be announced Thursday ahead of the May long weekend.

"I think we're in the darkest days," he said during a Thursday news conference.

"We've been suffering through this pandemic because we can't get together.? We need to suffer a little longer so that we can turn this curve."

Manitoba Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin is expected to reveal more details about the restrictions during a 4 p.m. news conference...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-covid-19-update-friday-may-21-1.6036131

'Our health system is on the brink': Manitoba reports 594 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
Manitoba sets new record 7-day average case count with 475
Darren Bernhardt ? CBC News ? Posted: May 21, 2021 12:15 PM CT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Manitoba public health officials announced 594 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths on Friday.

Those deaths include two linked to the B117 variant: a woman in her 50s from the Interlake-Eastern health region and a woman in her 90s from the Prairie Mountain Health region.

The third death, a woman in her 80s from the Prairie Mountain Health region, is linked to an outbreak at the Russell Health Centre.

The total number of COVID-related deaths in Manitoba is now 1,022.

"Our health system is on the brink of being overwhelmed. Contingency plans are being triggered and people are tired," said Lanette Siragusa, Shared Health chief nursing officer...

...Friday's case total is slightly lower than the record 603 on Thursday, the same day government and health officials announced tougher public health restrictions beginning Saturday...

...The five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate continues to climb, reaching 14.1 per cent provincially (up from 13.8 on Thursday) and 16.1 per cent in Winnipeg (up from 15.3).

There are another 10 patients in Manitoba intensive care units on Friday, pushing the total to 129, which was the peak number during the second wave, Siragusa said.

A record 131 ICU patients were in Manitoba hospitals earlier this week.

Of the current ICU patients, 79 are being treated for COVID-19 and 12 of those are younger than 40, Siragusa said...

 

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/manitob...hs-saturday-five-linked-to-variants-1.5439537

Manitoba records six new COVID-19 deaths Saturday, five linked to variants
Devon McKendrick
Digital Editorial Producer
Published Saturday, May 22, 2021 11:56AM CST

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's death count continued to climb on Saturday as the province announced six new deaths connected to COVID-19.

Of those deaths, five are linked to variants of concern.

The deaths include a man in his 50s from the Southern Health Region linked to the B.1.1.7 variant. All the other deaths are from the Winnipeg area, including;

? A woman in her 30s linked to the B.1.1.7 variant;

? A man in his 60s linked to an unspecified variant;

? Two men in their 70s, one of which was linked to the B.1.1.7 variant; and

? A woman in her 70s connected to the P.1 variant.

There have now been 1,028 COVID-19 related deaths since the start of the pandemic in Manitoba.

Manitoba also added 476 new cases, however, three were removed due to a data correction...

...As of Saturday, there are 4,984 active cases and 41,965 people have recovered.

Of those active cases 2,965 are variants of concern. Manitoba has had a total of 8,597 variant cases and the variants have been linked to 50 deaths.

The majority of variant cases have been classified as unspecified at 4,521. There has been 3,944 B.1.1.7 cases, 29 B.1.351 cases, 85 P.1 variant cases, three B.1.617, eight B.1.617.1, and seven B.1.617.2.

The hospital system continues to deal with a high number of COVID-19 patients as there are 241 people with active COVID-19, including 53 in ICU...

 

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/one-new...sunday-active-case-count-over-5-000-1.5440212

WINNIPEG -- Another Manitoban has lost their life due to COVID-19 as the province's death count reaches 1,029.

The latest death was a man in his 80s from the Southern Health Region.

Manitoba also had another high case count Sunday with 461 new cases, however, two cases were removed due to a data correction.

With the new cases, Manitoba's active case count has climbed to over 5,000 now sitting at 5,072. The province has had 48,436 cases since the start of the pandemic and 42,335 people have recovered...

 

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/four-new-deaths-353-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-manitoba-monday-1.5440879

Four new deaths, 353 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba Monday
Devon McKendrick
Digital Editorial Producer
Published Monday, May 24, 2021 11:57AM CST

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba recorded four new deaths linked to COVID-19 on Monday.

There have been 1,033 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

The province also added another 353 new cases and the five-day test positivity rate is 14.3 per cent.

Since March 2020, 48,787 people have contracted COVID-19 and 42,693 people have recovered.

There are 5,061 active cases in the province right now.

Manitoba's ICU continues to deal with dozens of COVID-19 cases, as 74 are in intensive care, 55 of which have active COVID-19...

 

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/two-new...lls-below-300-tuesday-1.5441539?autoPlay=true


Two new COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba; new case count falls below 300 Tuesday
Devon McKendrick
Digital Editorial Producer
Published Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:26AM CST Last Updated Tuesday, May 25, 2021 12:35PM CST

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba health officials announced two new deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 1,035.

The deaths were a man in his 30s from Winnipeg and a woman in her 80s from the Southern Health Region. Her death was linked to B.1.1.7 variant.

Officials also updated the details on the four deaths that were reported Monday.

Two deaths were from the Prairie Mountain Health Region, a man in his 40s and a man in his 50s, and both were linked to the B.1.1.7 variant.

The other two deaths were men in their 70s both from the Southern Health Region.

The province also saw a significant dip in new cases as 259 were added, pushing the total to 49,046.

The five-day test positivity rate in Manitoba is 13.8 per cent.

Winnipeg once again had the highest number of new cases with 187 and the test positivity rate is 15.9 per cent.

The Southern Health Region had 28 new cases, 15 were identified in both the Interlake-Eastern area and the Prairie Mountain area, and 14 cases came from the Northern Health Region.

Manitoba currently has 4,945 active cases and 43,066 people have recovered.

On the variant of concern front, Manitoba has had 9,104 variant cases and 2,651 of the cases are active.

The majority of the cases are unspecified with 4,971, and there are 3,984 B.1.1.7 variant cases. The P.1 case has also climbed to 99. There have been 32 B.1.351 cases, three B.1.617 cases, eight B.1.617.1 cases, and seven B.1.617.2.

There have been 54 deaths related to variants.

There are 253 people in hospital with active COVID-19, including 59 people in ICU.

Another 61 people are no longer infectious, including 20 in intensive care...

 

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/312-new-covid-19-cases-in-manitoba-one-new-death-wednesday-1.5443527

312 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba, one new death Wednesday
Devon McKendrick
Digital Editorial Producer
Published Wednesday, May 26, 2021 11:24AM CST Last Updated Wednesday, May 26, 2021 2:56PM CST

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba announced 312 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total since March 2020 to 49,356.

The five-day test positivity rate in the province is 13.3 per cent.

Of the new cases, 240 are from Winnipeg and the city has a test positivity rate of 15 per cent.

Southern Health had 34 new COVID-19 cases, 20 came from the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, 11 from the Prairie Mountain Health Region, and seven from the Northern Health Region.

Two previously announced cases were removed due to data correction.

One new death was also reported. However, one previously announced death, a man in his 30s from Winnipeg on May 25, was removed due to a data correction, so the death toll stays at 1,035.

The death was a woman in her 90s from the Winnipeg area and she was linked to an outbreak at the Holy Family Home.

CTV News previously reported there had been no deaths based on what the province's dashboard said before the bulletin was released.

There are currently 4,792 active cases and 43,529 people have recovered.

Manitoba has had 9,418 variant of concern cases and 2,606 cases are currently active. The majority of the cases are unspecified with 4,971, followed closely by the B.1.1.7 variant at 4,298...

 

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/8-covid-19-deaths-297-new-covid-19-cases-thursday-in-manitoba-1.5445305

8 COVID-19 deaths, 297 new COVID-19 cases Thursday in Manitoba
Charles Lefebvre
Supervising News Producer - Digital
Published Thursday, May 27, 2021 11:55AM CST Last Updated Thursday, May 27, 2021 12:54PM CST

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba health officials announced eight new deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest number of daily deaths since January.

The deaths include five people from Winnipeg, two from the Prairie Mountain Health Region, and one in the Southern Health Zone.

The last time eight deaths from COVID-19 were reported was on Jan. 28.

The Winnipeg deaths include three men in their 60s, with one of the deaths linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern.

The Winnipeg deaths also included a woman in her 60s, and a woman in her 80s, both linked to the B.1.1.7 variant.

The deaths in the Prairie Mountain Health Region were a woman in her 30s linked to the B.1.1.7 variant, and a man in his 60s, linked to an unspecified variant of concern.

The death in Southern Health was a man in his 80s.

The death toll is now 1,042. The province said one death, a woman in her 90s from Winnipeg reported on May 26, was removed due to a data correction.

Manitoba also announced 297 new cases on Thursday, though two cases were removed due to data corrections.

Since March 2020, 49,651 COVID-19 cases have been announced in Manitoba.

Manitoba’s five-day test positivity rate is 12.6 per cent provincially, with Winnipeg’s at 14 per cent.

Among the province’s health regions, Winnipeg reported the highest number of new cases with 169. The Southern Health Region reported 69 new cases and the Northern Health Region reported 25 new cases. Both the Interlake-Eastern Health Region and the Prairie Mountain Health Region reported 19 new cases.

There are currently 4,639 active cases and 43,970 people who have recovered.

There are 324 people in Manitoba hospitals, including 251 patients with active cases of COVID-19. The province says 73 people are in hospital who are no longer infectious, but still need care...

 

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/497-new-covid-19-cases-friday-in-manitoba-1.5446558

497 new COVID-19 cases Friday in Manitoba
Devon McKendrick
Digital Editorial Producer
Charles Lefebvre
Supervising News Producer - Digital
Published Friday, May 28, 2021 7:34AM CST Last Updated Friday, May 28, 2021 1:04PM CST

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba has crossed 50,000 total cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic was declared in March 2020.

On Friday, the province announced 497 new infections, bringing the total to 50,144. Four cases were removed due to a data correction.

Of the new cases, Winnipeg had the highest number with 324, the Prairie Mountain Health Region had 80 cases, 36 cases are from Southern Health, 32 cases are in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region and 25 are from the Northern Health Region.

No new deaths were reported in Manitoba on Friday. There have been 1,042 deaths in Manitoba since the pandemic started. The province said one previously announced death was removed.

There are 4,676 active cases and 44,426 have recovered.

A total of 312 Manitobans are currently hospitalized. Of the hospitalizations, 238 people have active COVID-19 cases, while 74 people are no longer infectious, but still need the care.

There are 69 ICU patients currently in Manitoba hospitals. Of those patients, 49 people have active COVID-19 cases, while 29 people are no longer infectious, but still need care.

Shared Health announced two new ICU patients have been transferred out of Manitoba, one to London, Ont. and the other to Saskatchewan...

 

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/two-winnipeggers-in-their-20s-among-three-new-covid-19-deaths-1.5448117


Two Winnipeggers in their 20s among three new COVID-19 deaths
Mason DePatie
Videojournalist
Published Saturday, May 29, 2021 11:55AM CST

WINNIPEG -- Three more Manitobans have died from COVID-19, including two Winnipeg men in their 20s, according to health officials.

Announced in the Daily COVID-19 Bulletin on Saturday, two men in their 20s from Winnipeg died of the disease, one from the B.1.1.7 variant of concern first detected in the U.K.

A man in his 70s from the Prairie Mountain Health Region also died from the B.1.1.7 variant of concern.

The COVID-19 death toll in Manitoba now sits at 1,045

The province is also reporting 357 new infections, bringing the total to 50,499. Two cases were removed due to a data correction.

There are currently 4,635 active cases in Manitoba and 44,819 people have recovered.

The number of variant of concern cases climbed to 10,606, and are mostly made up of unspecified and the B.1.1.7 variants.

Manitoba’s five-day test-positivity rate is 12.4 per cent.

On Friday, 2,757 tests were completed, bringing the total to 764,440 since February 2020.

The province said no further COVID-19 data is available due to a technical problem. It said it would provide an update as soon as possible...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-covid-19-update-1.6046103

Manitoba reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, including 6 linked to more contagious variants
Most of province's 292 cases announced Sunday are in Winnipeg health region
CBC News · Posted: May 30, 2021 12:30 PM CT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Seven more Manitobans have died after getting COVID-19, the province announced on Sunday as it reported 292 new cases of the illness.

Five of the men who died had contracted the B117 coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K., the province said in a news release.

That included one man in his 60s from the Interlake-Eastern health region, one in his 70s from the Northern Health Region and three — in their 40s, 60s and 70s — from the Winnipeg health region.

The deaths of two men in their 70s from the Southern Health region were also reported, including one who had an unspecified coronavirus variant. They bring Manitoba's total deaths linked to COVID-19 to 1,052, the release said.

While updates on coronavirus variants are only provided in Manitoba Tuesday through Saturday, the latest numbers show the more infectious strains make up more than 60 per cent of the province's total 4,569 COVID-19 cases that are still considered active.

The B117 variant now makes up nearly half Manitoba's known cases of the more contagious strains, the province's online variant dashboard says.

Meanwhile, more than 60 per cent of Manitoba's latest COVID-19 cases are in the Winnipeg health region, which reported 183 infections.

The area's five-day test positivity rate is now 13.6 per cent, down from 14 on Friday. That number was not updated on Saturday because of technical issues, the province said at the time.

Manitoba's rate sank slightly to 12.3 per cent from 12.4 on Saturday...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7907748/manitoba-covid-19-update-may-31/

Another Manitoban with COVID-19 has died, province reports 303 new cases
By Shane Gibson Global News
Posted May 31, 2021 12:45 pm
Updated May 31, 2021 2:59 pm

Health officials in Manitoba say another COVID-19 patient has died and 303 more infections have been identified across the province as ICU admissions connected to the virus continue to hit record numbers.

The latest victim is a man in his 70s from the Interlake-Eastern Health region linked to the B.1.1.7 strain first identified in the United Kingdom.

Manitoba’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,053 and since March 2020, the province has now reported 51,090 cases of the virus.

But the province said the numbers released Monday are likely an undercount, due to what officials say are technical issues, and, as a result, an over count in numbers is expected Tuesday...

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/unprece...o-manitoba-icus-in-a-48-hour-period-1.5450102

'Unprecedented': 30 COVID-19 patients admitted to Manitoba ICUs in a 48-hour period
Mason DePatie
Videojournalist
Published Monday, May 31, 2021 1:24PM CST

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's devastating third wave of COVID-19 continues to be a challenge for hospitals, with Shared Health reporting 30 COVID-19 patients being admitted to the ICU over 48 hours between Friday and Sunday.

The health-care provider calls the number of admissions, "unprecedented."

In a news conference Monday, Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, said Manitobans need to continue to follow restrictions, so hospitalization rates fall.

"Right now, we are seeing too many Manitobans requiring hospital care, especially requiring ICU care. We know that we have too many people in our ICUs in Manitoba as well as other provinces," He said.

Dr. Roussin said even if the case numbers fall, the strain on Manitoba's ICUs will still remain high.

"We are dealing with a lot of case numbers right now, so high case number puts (a) strain on the health-care system," he said. "Of course, that's a lagging indicator, so if we see these case counts coming down, we are still going to see strain on the health-care system for a week or two."

To date, 246 COVID-19 patients have been admitted to ICUs in Manitoba for May.

Shared Health said the number is nearly five times greater than the 50 COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU the previous month.

As of midnight Monday, 122 patients were in a Manitoba ICU, including 71 patients who have or are recovering from COVID-19. Shared Health noted a record 17 COVID-19 patients under the age of 40 were in ICU, a 54 per cent jump from only one week ago.

Shared Health said the normal, pre-COVID-19 baseline capacity for ICU is 72 patients.

TRANSFERS OUT OF PROVINCE

As ICU capacity remains maxed inside the province, five more COVID-19 patients requiring critical care were sent out of Manitoba...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7911321/manitoba-reports-232-new-covid-19-cases-3-deaths-linked-to-virus/

Manitoba reports 232 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths linked to virus
By Shane Gibson Global News
Posted June 1, 2021 2:25 pm
Updated June 1, 2021 2:41 pm

Health officials say COVID-19 ICU admissions continue to push Manitoba’s health-care system to the limit as 232 new cases and three deaths were reported Tuesday.

The province’s latest COVID-19 victims are all from the Winnipeg area and include a woman in her 80s and a man in his 60s, both linked to the B.1.1.7 strain, first identified in the United Kingdom, as well as a woman in her 50s.

Their deaths bring Manitoba’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,056.

Health officials say the the majority of Tuesday’s new cases — 168 — come from the Winnipeg Health region.

The remaining new cases include 36 in the Southern Health region, 13 found in the Northern Health region, 10 reported in the Interlake-Eastern Health region, and five identified in the Prairie Mountain Health region.

Since March 2020, Manitoba has now recorded 51,316 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 4.333 remain active, according to provincial health data.

More than half of Manitoba’s active cases, 2,594 infections, are variants of concern, according to a provincial website tracking the more contagious strains...

 

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Source: https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=51372

une 2, 2021
COVID-19 BULLETIN #449

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Public health officials advise six new deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today:
• a female in her 60s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern;
• a female in her 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the unspecified variant of concern;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 90s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern; and
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 11.5 per cent provincially and 12.9 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 267 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, three cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 264 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 51,580.

Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• 14 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 21 cases in the Northern health region.
• six cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 28 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 198 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:
• 4,267 active cases and 46,251 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
• 217 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 77 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 294 hospitalizations;
• 48 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 21 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 69 ICU patients;
• 2,646 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 775,237; and
• the total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 1,062.

Public health officials are reminding Manitobans that in most cases, they should only seek testing at a provincial test site if they are symptomatic or have been advised by public health that they are a close contact. This will help ensure those who need to be tested can continue to access testing as easily as possible. Manitobans have several options available to access testing, including drive-thru and walk-in sites, or by booking an appointment by calling (toll-free) 1-855-268-4318 or online at select sites at www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/testing/locations.html#appointment.

Additional data on variants of concern is updated from Tuesday to Saturday at https://geoportal.gov.mb.ca/. Data related to COVID-19, outbreaks and some downloadable and historic data can also be found at this site.

Outbreaks have been declared at Seven Oaks General Hospital, 3U7 and the Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre in Winnipeg. The facilities have been moved to the Critical (Red) level on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.

Possible exposure locations are listed online by region at the province’s #RestartMB Pandemic Response System webpage. For up-to-date information on possible public exposures to COVID-19 in regions, visit www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/updates/flights.html#event and click on your region.

With variant of concern (VOC) cases accounting for more than 50 per cent of all new COVID-19 cases, public health will no longer specifically notify people if their test screened or sequenced positive for any VOC. This will allow for the continuation of aggressive case and contact management overall as public health officials are treating every positive case as if they have a VOC. VOC data will continue to be reported on the dashboard and broken down by regional health authorities.

Updated enforcement statistics are posted online weekly. For more information, go to Cross-Departmental Reports at https://manitoba.ca/openmb/infomb/de...nts/index.html.

For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, including the online screening tool, testing criteria and locations, self-isolation requirements, public health fundamentals and the provincial response level on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System, visit www.manitoba.ca/COVID19.

 

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/five-covid-19-deaths-reported-in-manitoba-360-new-cases-1.5454878


Five COVID-19 deaths reported in Manitoba, 360 new cases
Devon McKendrick
Digital Editorial Producer
Published Thursday, June 3, 2021 11:48AM CST

WINNIPEG -- The death toll from COVID-19 in Manitoba continues to climb as five new deaths were reported Thursday.

Three of the deaths are from Winnipeg; a woman in her 40s, a woman in her 70s, and a woman in her 90s linked to the B.1.1.7 variant.

The other two deaths were a man in his 70s from the Northern Health Region and a man in his 80s from Southern Health linked to an unspecified variant.

Manitoba has recorded 1,067 deaths.

The province also added another 360 new COVID-19 cases, but five previously announced cases were removed due to a data correction.

Winnipeg had 220 of the new cases and a five-day test positivity rate of 13.2 per cent.

Southern Health had 56 new cases, 42 cases came from the Prairie Mountain Health Region, 23 cases are in Northern Health and 19 cases are from the Interlake-Eastern Health Region.

There have been 51,935 cases since March 2020.

Manitoba currently has 4,179 active cases, and 46,689 people have recovered.

The hospital count in Manitoba is 212 people with active COVID-19, including 45 people in intensive care. Another 85 people still need care even though they are no longer infectious, including 23 people in ICU...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/covid19-update-manitoba-jazz-atwal-1.6053119

Alberta takes 2 Manitoba COVID patients as 329 new cases, 4 deaths reported
Darren Bernhardt · CBC News · Posted: Jun 04, 2021 9:54 AM CT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Manitoba announced 329 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths on Friday as yet another province stepped in to take critically ill patients to ease the strain on Manitoba's health system.

All of the deaths — one man and three women — are linked to the B.1.1.7 variant, now called the alpha variant, that was first found in the U.K.

They are a man in his 40s from the Interlake-Eastern health region, a woman in her 70s from the Southern Health region, a woman in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region and a woman in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region.

The total number of deaths in Manitoba due to COVID-19 is now 1,071. That includes 84 linked to more contagious variants.

The Winnipeg health region has 203 of the newest cases, the Southern Health region has 38, the Interlake-Eastern health region has 30, the Northern Health Region has 30 and the Prairie Mountain Health region has 28.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 11.4 per cent provincially (down from 11.5 on Thursday) and 13 per cent in Winnipeg (down from 13.2)...