Brandon Sun By: Drew May
Dr. Jazz Atwal, left, Manitoba’s acting deputy chief public health officer, looks on as chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin speaks during the province’s latest COVID-19 update at the Manitoba legislature on Wednesday. Atwal called the vaccine arrival a “surreal moment,” but also stressed people still need to stay home and follow health guidelines. (The Canadian Press)
The province announced 292 new cases of COVID-19 along with new 15 deaths Wednesday the first day of vaccinations for the virus rollout in Winnipeg.
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The province announced 292 new cases of COVID-19 along with new 15 deaths Wednesday the first day of vaccinations for the virus rollout in Winnipeg.
This pushes the death toll to 523 since the start of the pandemic. Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, said of the new deaths, 10 are from the Winnipeg area. The list includes: A woman in her 50s linked to the Concordia Hospital unit in unit N3W; A man in his 60s; A woman in her 70s connected to the Charleswood Care Centre; A man and a woman in their 70s, both from the St. Norbert Personal Care Home; A woman in her 80s from the Park Manor Care Home outbreak; Two men in their 90s; one from the Park Manor Care Home outbreak; and
Worst day for COVID-19 in PMH since summer By: Kyle Darbyson
A screenshot of the Prairie Mountain Health region s daily case numbers from the province s official COVID-19 dashboard. The vertical bar on the far right side of the graph illustrates the 49 new PMH COVID cases that Public Health announced on Tuesday, the region s second-largest daily increase since the province unveiled 68 new cases on Aug. 22. (Screenshot)
The provincial government recorded 49 new COVID-19 cases in Prairie Mountain Health on Tuesday, which represents the region’s biggest single-day increase since the summer.
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The provincial government recorded 49 new COVID-19 cases in Prairie Mountain Health on Tuesday, which represents the region’s biggest single-day increase since the summer.
292 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday By: The Brandon Sun
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The province announced 292 new cases of COVID-19 along with 15 deaths Wednesday, the first day vaccinations for the virus roll out in Winnipeg.
In the Prairie Mountain Health region 35 new cases were found and two new deaths a man in his 70s at Fairview Personal Care Home and a man in his 80s from the Swan Valley Health Centre.
While the vaccine is officially in Manitoba, chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin warned it’s not the time for people to let their guards down. I do think that it has been a day that has been long-awaited and so I do think we do have that glimmer of hope that we all needed, but we can’t let that change our behaviours over this holiday season, he said.
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