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January 11, 2021 Public health officials advise three additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including: a male in his 60s from Northern health region;... a male in his 80s from the Prairie Mountain Health region, linked to the outbreak at McCreary/Alonsa Health Centre; and a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at Bethania Mennonite Personal Care Home. The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10 per cent provincially and 8.8 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 133 new cases of the virus have been identified, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 26,450. Today’s new case data shows: 11 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region; 34 case in the Northern health region; 28 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region; 13 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and 47 cases in the Winnipeg health region. The data also shows: 3,414 active cases with 215 active in Prairie Mountain. 22,295 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. There are 162 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 154 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 316 hospitalizations; there are 21 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 16 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 37 ICU patients. In Prairie Mountain, there are 14 hospitalizations. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in MB is 741.

January 10, 2021 Public health officials advise seven additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including: a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at the Southeast Personal Care Home;... a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at the Convalescent Home of Winnipeg; a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at Deer Lodge Centre (Lodge 4 West); a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at Seven Oaks General Hospital (4U4-7). As of 9:30 a.m. today, 151 new cases of the virus have been identified, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 26,317. Today’s new case data shows: 10 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region; 44 cases in the Northern health region; 10 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region; 14 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and 73 cases in the Winnipeg health region. The data also shows: 4,792 active cases with 206 active in Prairie Mountain and five active in Little Saskatchewan health district. 20,850 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. There are 239 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 83 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 322 hospitalizations; there are 32 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as four people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 36 ICU patients. In Prairie Mountain, there are 14 people in hospital with none listed in ICU. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in MB is 738.

January 9, 2021 Public health officials advise seven additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including: a male in his 50s from the Southern HealthSanté Sud health region;... a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region; a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region; a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region; a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre; a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Deer Lodge Centre; and a female in her 100s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Oakview Place Personal Care Home. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 203 new cases of the virus have been identified, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 26,166. Today’s COVID-19 data shows: seven cases in the InterlakeEastern health region; 54 cases in the Northern health region; 38 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region; 19 cases in the Southern HealthSanté Sud health region; and 85 cases in the Winnipeg health region. The data also shows: 4,664 active cases with 202 active in Prairie Mountain and five in Little Saskatchewan health district. 20,769 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. There are 229 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 84 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 313 hospitalizations; there are 33 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as four people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 37 ICU patients. In Prairie Mountain, there are 13 people in hospital. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in MB is 733.

January 8, 2021 The Manitoba government has extended public health orders from Jan. 8 until Jan. 22, to continue to protect Manitobans and reduce case numbers, test positivity rates and hospitalizations, Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer, announced today. Public health officials advise nine additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:... A male in his 70s from Northern health region; A female in her 70s from Prairie Mountain Health and linked to the outbreak at Fairview Personal Care Home; A female in her 90s from Prairie Mountain Health and linked to the outbreak at Fairview Personal Care Home; A female in her 90s from Prairie Mountain Health; A male in his 50s from the Winnipeg health region; A male in his 50s from the Winnipeg health region; A female in her 50s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Health Science Centre GH4; A female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Southeast Personal Care Home. A female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region As of 9:30 a.m. today, 222 new cases of the virus have been identified, however, one was removed due to a data correction making the net new total 221. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 25,963. Today’s new case data shows: 16 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region; 69 cases in the Northern health region; 27 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region; 13 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and 97 cases in the Winnipeg health region. The data also shows: 4,582 active cases with 172 active in Prairie Mountain and five active in Little Saskatchewan health district. 20,655 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. There are 227 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 88 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 315 hospitalizations; there are 31 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as four people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 35 ICU patients. In Prairie Mountain, there are 12 people in hospital, none listed in ICU. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in MB is 726

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