By Doug Falconer
Public health officials advise four new deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today:
• a female in her 60s from the Northern Health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern;
• a female in her 60s from Prairie Mountain Health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern;
• a male in his 80s from Winnipeg health region; and
• a female in her 90s from Winnipeg Health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12 per cent provincially and 14.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 430 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, two cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 428 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 44,617.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12 per cent provincially and 14.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on May 15, 2021, 430 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, two cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 428 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 44,617.
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Chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin.
A little good news for Manitobans suffering COVID fatigue in a province where the daily numbers of new cases continue to climb. The age of eligibility to receive a vaccine at a super site or pop-up clinic just lowered to anyone 30 years and over. Indigenous people aged 18 and over are eligible as well.
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A little good news for Manitobans suffering COVID fatigue in a province where the daily numbers of new cases continue to climb. The age of eligibility to receive a vaccine at a super site or pop-up clinic just lowered to anyone 30 years and over. Indigenous people aged 18 and over are eligible as well.