Manitoba eclipses 600 hospitalizations due to COVID, 20 new deaths
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The hospitalization count continues to climb in Manitoba as there are now more than 600 people requiring care due to COVID-19.
The hospitalization count continues to climb in Manitoba as there are now more than 600 people requiring care due to COVID-19.
On Monday, the province said there are 601 people in hospital, with 569 people still infectious. There are also 47 patients in the ICU, 45 with active COVID-19.
As of Monday:
Officials said over the past week there have been 335 new hospitalizations and 37 ICU admissions.
The province also recorded 20 new deaths from over the weekend, including two deaths reported on Saturday, 12 deaths reported on Sunday, and six deaths reported on Monday.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba to 1,463.
The deaths reported in Winnipeg include:
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