Twenty-two more COVID deaths, 467 new cases
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 21/12/2020 (2121 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The province announced 22 more COVID-19-related deaths and 467 new cases of the virus over the weekend.
Of the dead, one was a woman in her 80s from Prairie Mountain Health who was linked to an outbreak at Grandview Personal Care Home.
Sixteen people were from Winnipeg, two were from both Northern and Southern Health-Santé Sud, and one was from Interlake-Eastern.
Of the weekend’s new cases, 33 were in Prairie Mountain Health.
Winnipeg reported 234 new cases, followed by 82 in Northern, 69 in Southern Health-Santé Sud and 49 in Interlake-Eastern.
There are currently 5,749 active cases, 16,541 people who have recovered from COVID-19 and 569 who have died.
In Prairie Mountain Health, there are 325 active cases, of which 157 are in the Brandon district. This is followed by 85 in Porcupine Plain, 16 in Unknown District, 14 in Spruce Woods, 12 in Duck Mountain, nine in Little Saskatchewan, eight in Asessippi, eight in Riding Mountain, four in Souris River, three in Dauphin, there in Whitemud, two in Agassiz Mountain, two in Swan River and two in Turtle Mountain.
Provincially, there are 302 people in hospital, of whom 43 are in intensive care. In Prairie Mountain Health, five people are in hospital, of whom three are in intensive care.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.2 per cent provincially and 11.4 per cent in Winnipeg.
As he has throughout level red restrictions in the Pandemic Response System, chief provincial health officer Dr. Brent Roussin urges Manitobans to only leave the homes for essential purposes.
When they do leave, they’re to physically distance, wear a mask and avoid crowded spaces and to not socialize with anyone outside of their household.
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