WINNIPEG Manitoba s health-care system has felt the brunt of COVID-19 as many Manitobans have been hospitalized due to the virus, to the point where ICU patients had to be transferred to other provinces for care. It has also led to many surgeries being postponed. A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows Manitoba was the only province to have significantly fewer surgeries during the second wave of the pandemic. The data accounts for a 29 per cent drop year-over-year from 2019, while the Canadian average was just a four per cent decrease. Doctors Manitoba is calling for action from the provincial government as 110,000 procedures were delayed, including 39,000 surgeries.
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