COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations continue to increase in Manitoba, latest report says – CBC

Increase in activity needs to be watched, but not ‘dramatic,’ says chief public health officer

Aug 11, 2022

Manitoba is seeing increased COVID-19 activity with higher death counts, hospitalizations and case numbers, according to the latest weekly report, but the province’s top doctor says it’s too early to call it a new trend.

The weekly epidemiological report released Thursday added twice as many COVID-19 deaths to the province’s total than the week before. More people with severe illness were also admitted to hospital during the week of July 31 to Aug. 6 than the previous week, according to the report.

Wastewater surveillance data has shown an increase in COVID-19 transmission since late June, the report said. Laboratory tests confirmed a larger number of new COVID-19 cases compared to the previous week.

At a Thursday news conference announcing additional appointments for monkeypox vaccination, Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin was asked about the recent COVID-19 numbers.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-weekly-covid-19-report-1.6548316