Fairview, Hillcrest Place cares homes among new outbreaks
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This article was published 07/01/2022 (1535 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Manitoba Health announced 11 new COVID-19 outbreaks on Friday including three in Westman.
Fairview and Hillcrest Place personal care homes in Brandon, as well as the Sandy Lake Personal Care Home, were on the list, with another in Selkirk and the rest in Winnipeg.
The Sun has requested statistics relating to the new outbreaks in Westman from Prairie Mountain Health.
The number of hospitalizations relating to COVID-19 jumped up on Friday, climbing to 297 from 263 the day before. Of those hospitalizations, 257 patients have active cases of the virus.
In Prairie Mountain Health, the number of hospitalizations rose from 27 on Thursday to 37 on Friday. Of those 37 patients, 27 have active cases of the virus.
There are 34 total ICU patients with COVID-19 Manitoba, 33 of whom have active cases of the virus.
A total of 3,265 new cases of COVID-19 were announced on Friday in Manitoba, a new record high.
Of those cases, 2,168 were from Winnipeg, 378 were from Southern Health-Santé Sud, 285 were from Prairie Mountain Health, 264 were from Interlake-Eastern and 170 were from the Northern health region.
Earlier this week, deputy chief provincial public health officer Dr. Jazz Atwal warned that the actual number of new daily cases are likely higher due to the backlog for COVID-19 testing.
Manitoba’s five-test test positivity rate climbed to 44.4 per cent on Friday, but that number may be inflated due to more targeted testing for the virus.
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