COVID cases down, hospitalizations rising
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This article was published 08/09/2022 (1263 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
While COVID-19 cases in Manitoba appear to be decreasing, severe outcomes are moving the opposite direction, according to the latest surveillance data from the province.
For the week of Aug. 28 through Sept. 3, there were 475 lab-confirmed cases, which is down from the 622 reported in the previous week, the province’s weekly respiratory surveillance report update stated.
Despite fewer cases, there were 70 hospital admissions, including 16 to intensive care. In the previous week, there were 67 hospital admissions, with nine in the ICU.
There were also three deaths, bringing Manitoba’s COVID death toll to 2,118.
To date, there have been more than 12,025 hospital admissions linked to COVID in Manitoba.
Seven outbreaks were also declared, all of which happened in long-term care facilities. Six are in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, and the other is in Interlake-Eastern.
In terms of vaccines, 83 per cent of Manitobans over the age of five have been fully vaccinated, while 55.8 per cent of residents 18 and older have received at least one additional booster dose.
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