Rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Manitoba are prompting health officials to consider implementing stronger restrictions in an attempt to stabilize case counts.
This brings the total to 1,268 since the start of the pandemic.Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, said seeing the current numbers that the province is dealing with is disappointing and concerning.
The majority of the new cases were among unvaccinated people with 84. Five of the cases were partially vaccinated and 54 were fully vaccinated.· 33 in Winnipeg, 21 not fully vaccinated;· 10 cases from the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, seven were not fully vaccinated; andManitoba's five-day test positivity rate grew slightly to 6.2 per cent.
"It's disappointing and frustrating to me and to all Manitobans I'm sure to have this renewed talk of further restrictions. We've been at this for so long. We're going to need to ask Manitobans for their further adherence and further cooperation as we navigate this fourth wave." "Right now, a combination of waning immunity for some individuals and too many people who are still unvaccinated, is a health risk that we want to avoid as much as possible," said Reimer.
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