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Shared Health chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa (left) and chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin, shown here in October, were a constant fixture in the news in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on. (File)
Every year at this time, The Brandon Sun presents its top quotes of the year from the newsmakers, the pundits and our elected officials who have said something memorable, cynical, derisive, or just downright silly.
Every year at this time, The Brandon Sun presents its top quotes of the year from the newsmakers, the pundits and our elected officials who have said something memorable, cynical, derisive, or just downright silly.
Although Tuesday s numbers remain lower than the hundreds of new cases Manitoba was seeing earlier this month, health officials warned against growing complacent. One hundred and thirty three cases and five deaths does not mean we can be careless with our actions, it does not mean we can take the restrictions currently in place less seriously, said Dr. Jazz Atwal, acting deputy chief provincial public health officer. It does not mean we can go see friends and family outside our household, or host people this Thursday to celebrate the New Year.
WATCH | Restrictions will go on for months, Dr. Jazz Atwal warns:
Data provided by the WRHA shows only two nursing homes were fitted with the new N95s on Sept. 29 a point when COVID-19 case counts had been steadily rising across the province and outbreaks had been declared at four personal care homes in Winnipeg.
By October, the fit-testing devices had been loaned to another 16 of Winnipeg s 38 nursing homes for testing staff.
A spokesperson for the WRHA said the authority originally created a schedule for the devices for September to December, but had to change it to prioritize homes as more outbreaks were declared.
Some homes have testing machines
Some personal care homes have their own fit-testing resources, including homes owned by Revera one of Canada s largest care home operators, and the company that manages Parkview Place and Maples Long Term Care Home, the sites of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in Manitoba to date.
Posted: Dec 17, 2020 12:32 PM CT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
There are 221 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba on Thursday.(Erik White/CBC) comments
Manitoba posted its lowest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in more than a month on Thursday, as well as the lowest five-day test-positivity rate since mid-November.
Public health officials announced 14 more deaths related to the illness, along with 221 new cases. That s the lowest single-day jump in cases since Nov. 3, when 103 new cases were reported.
The provincial test positivity fell to 13 per cent, down from 13.6 per cent and reaching its lowest level since Nov. 15. The rate in Winnipeg Thursday was 13.2 per cent.
Posted: Dec 15, 2020 12:38 PM CT | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba s chief public health officer, says the fact the province has discouraged asymptomatic people from getting tested for COVID-19 may explain why the test positivity rate remains so high. The provincewide rate on Tuesday rose to 14.2 per cent.(John Woods/The Canadian Press)
Manitoba has passed 500 deaths from COVID-19 as the province added nine more to the total on Tuesday.
Health officials also announced 272 new cases of the illness Tuesday. The provincial test positivity rate rose to 14.2 per cent, the first time it has been above 14 per cent since Nov. 28.