COVID-19 hospitalizations in Manitoba reach 517 with 18 more reported on Friday
CBC
Manitoba reported 18 new COVID-19 hospitalizations and five new deaths on Friday, according to the province's online dashboard.
The increase in hospitalizations pushes that total to 517, while the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units across the province decreased to 45 from 47 on Thursday.
The latest deaths, which bring the total since the pandemic began to 1,443 in Manitoba, include three from the Winnipeg health region: a woman in her 60s, a woman in her 70s, and a man in his 80s.
The Southern Health region reported one death, a woman in her 90s, while the Interlake-Eastern health region also reported one, a woman in her 70s.
More to come
P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch is looking for 50 substitute bus drivers, and it'll be recruiting at three job fairs on Saturday, June 8. The job fairs are located at the Atlantic Superstore in Montague, Royalty Crossing in Charlottetown, and the bus parking lot of Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside. All three run from 9 a.m. until noon. Dave Gillis, the director of transportation and risk management for the Public Schools Branch, said the number of substitute drivers they're hiring isn't unusual. "We are always looking for more. Our drivers tend to have an older demographic," he said.