Posted: Dec 21, 2020 12:14 PM CT | Last Updated: December 22, 2020
The Manitoba government expanded the criteria for COVID-19 vaccine recipients over the weekend, after the province secured enough doses for an additional 900 people this week.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Manitoba announced four deaths and 167 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the lowest numbers in more than a month.
This is the first time since Nov. 3 that Manitoba s daily count of new cases has been below 200.
Manitoba also posted its lowest test-positivity rate in more than a month, at 11.5 per cent provincewide. Winnipeg s test-positivity rate dropped to 10.5 per cent. Our case numbers are down today, which is definitely a positive, Dr. Jazz Atwal, Manitoba s acting deputy chief public health officer, said in a news conference Monday.
WINNIPEG A group of critical care nurses from the Health Sciences Centre Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) have penned a letter to the Manitoba government expressing their concerns regarding a new model of care that’s diluting nurse-patient ratios. According to the letter, which is addressed to Premier Brian Pallister and Health Minister Cameron Friesen, the usual model of care in the MICU is based on the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses’ (ACCCN) workforce standards for intensive care nursing. The nurses note this model of care is endorsed by the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses, is based on an evidence-based review, and was developed in collaboration with nurses.
WINNIPEG COVID-19 cases and deaths related to the virus have dropped significantly in Manitoba, as the province reports the lowest number of deaths since early November. Provincial health officials reported four people had died related to COVID-19 as of Monday morning. The deaths include a woman in her 60s from the Southern Health region and a woman in her 90s from Winnipeg. The deaths of two women in their 90s from Winnipeg are linked to outbreaks at the Charleswood Care Centre and the Park Manor Care Home. This is the lowest number of deaths reported in a single day in Manitoba since November 9, when there were three deaths reported.
WINNIPEG The province will begin rapid testing of asymptomatic staff at three licensed personal care homes in Manitoba. The three sites chosen are Donwood Manor and Deer Lodge Centre in Winnipeg, and Country Meadows Personal Care Home in Neepawa. “This pilot project will expand the asymptomatic testing that is already underway in personal care homes by testing staff who do not have any symptoms and is the first step in plans for an expansion of this work to other sites in the weeks ahead,” said Health Minister Cameron Friesen in a news release. The province said currently, when a positive COVID-19 case is identified, all residents and staff who are identified as contacts are tested regardless of whether they are showing symptoms.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Danielle Da Silva | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
Last Modified: 7:19 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 | Updates
Despite being confined to their rooms and stepped-up infection controls, residents of long-term care homes grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks continue to catch the deadly virus often due to it hitching a ride with unsuspecting staff.
Despite being confined to their rooms and stepped-up infection controls, residents of long-term care homes grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks continue to catch the deadly virus often due to it hitching a ride with unsuspecting staff.
Dr. Jazz Atwal, Manitoba’s acting deputy chief provincial public health officer, said many large-scale care home outbreaks are due to breaches in personal protective equipment or issues in following public health advice.