88 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death reported in Manitoba
CBC
There are 88 new COVID-19 cases and an additional death reported in Manitoba on Friday.
Among the latest cases, 53 are in unvaccinated people, while 12 people were partly vaccinated and 23 were fully vaccinated.
While some double-dosed people are getting COVID-19, most are not getting seriously ill.
Only five per cent of hospitalized Manitobans with active COVID-19 are fully vaccinated and none of them are intensive care patients, according to data from the province's COVID-19 dashboard.
The Southern Health region, which has the lowest vaccine uptake in the province, once again led the way with 30 of the latest cases, followed closely by the Winnipeg health region, with 26.
The Prairie Mountain Health region and Interlake-Eastern health region both have 14, while the Northern Health Region has four.
The latest data also shows a jump in hospitalizations. There were 62 people in hospital due to the coronavirus on Thursday, but on Friday there are 72 — 37 with active symptoms and 35 who are no longer infectious.
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