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2020 novel coronavirus bulletin – 321
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Posted on 01/21/2021 at 12:41 pm
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 9.2 per cent provincially and 6.6 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on January 21, 2021, 198 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, two cases were removed due to a data correction, making the net new cases 196 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 28,089.
Public health officials advise five additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
a female in her 60s from the Northern health region;
a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Poseidon Care Centre.
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Outbreaks at two Manitoban care homes are being declared over.
Public health officials advise six additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a female in her 70s from the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to outbreak at the Convalescent Home of Winnipeg;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Charleswood Care Centre; and
Manitoba headed in the right direction but cases must drop further before restrictions lift: health official
With just over a week before Manitoba s strictest COVID-19 public health orders yet are set to expire, the province announced six more people had died from the illness and 187 more had been infected.
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Posted: Dec 31, 2020 12:30 PM CT | Last Updated: December 31, 2020
Dr. Jazz Atwal, acting deputy Manitoba chief public health officer, says Manitoba still needs further improved COVID-19 numbers before restrictions in the province are lifted.(John Woods/The Canadian Press)
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While there may be some tweaks to existing health orders when the current set expires on Jan. 8, do not expect a drastic change in them.
This was the message from Dr. Jazz Atwal, the acting deputy chief provincial public health officer during the province’s COVID-19 update on Thursday.
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Despite a drop in cases and the rollout of a vaccine over the last couple of weeks, Atwal said there are many indicators they are looking at as they make their decisions.