Manitoba has deadly day with five COVID-19 deaths, 179 new cases Thursday
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Manitoba's death toll took a jump on Thursday as the province recorded five new deaths, including a man in his 30s.
Manitoba's death toll took a jump on Thursday as the province recorded five new deaths, including a man in his 30s.
This brings the total to 1,281 since the pandemic started.
Three of the deaths happened in the Winnipeg area, a man in his 30s, a woman in her 70s, and a man in his 70s linked to the Delta variant.
The other two deaths were in the Southern Health Region, both connected to the outbreak at the Third Crossing Manor outbreak, a man in his 80s and a woman in her 80s.
The province also provided more information about the deaths that happened on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the death was a woman in her 90s in the Prairie Mountain Health Region connected to an unspecified variant of concern and she was part of the outbreak at the Benito Personal Care home.
The deaths on Wednesday were a man in his 70s from Prairie Mountain and a man in his 60s from the Southern Health Region.
