Another Manitoba death-related COVID-19 variant, 295 new cases reported-Winnipeg

Manitoba health officials B.1.1.7 COVID-19 mutant strain of concern It is so prevalent in the southern part of the state that people who test positive for strains in the area are no longer told that their disease is associated with a more contagious variant of the virus. Hmm.

Dr. Jazz Atwar, Manitoba’s Vice State Public Health Officer, said Friday’s concerns now account for about half of all new cases reported in Manitoba, most of them from southern Manitoba. Said that it was.

The majority of state atypical cases are the first B.1.1.7 strain identified in the United Kingdom.

As a result, he says public health is now working under the assumption that all new cases are variants of concern (VOCs).

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“Public health authorities have previously notified cases when they have been screened or ordered to be positive for a variant of concern, which will initiate a more detailed case study. It was confirmed that the case could remember additional information, “he explained.

“But … as the number of cases increases and the proportion of VOC cases increases, public health needs to focus its resources on investigating the first case in order to obtain as much information as possible as soon as possible. “

Atwal added that people who test positive for the B.1.17 strain in northern Manitoba, or elsewhere where it is less noticeable, may still be notified.

He said public health officials would continue to notify those who tested positive. Include B.1.351 The first variant found in South Africa, and P.1 The first variant identified in Brazil.

This change will occur when the state announces 195 new cases of concern and another death related to Friday.

The latest victim was a woman in her 70s in the Winnipeg Health area, who stated that Atwal had been infected with the B.1.1.7 mutant.

Her death is the 974th COVID-19-related death reported in Manitoba since March 2020, and the 7th is related to a variant of concern.

Data about Local portal tracking variant Indicates that of the 2,095 variant cases identified in Manitoba, 1,590 are from the Winnipeg Health region.

Manitoba has recorded 1,312 confirmations so far B.1.1.7 Case, 20 B.1.351 Case, and 9 P.1 Infection. According to state data, the 754 variants of concern have not yet been identified at this time.

Meanwhile, health officials have identified 295 new cases of COVID-19 as of Friday morning, according to Atwar.

The total number of cases confirmed in the Manitoba lab will increase to 38,729 after the five previously published cases have been removed for data correction.

The majority of new cases continue to come from Winnipeg, with 187 reported on Friday. There were an additional 50 reports in the Prairie Mountain Health region, 29 in the Southern Health region, 17 in the Northern Health region and 12 in the Interlake-Eastern Health region.

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According to state health data, there are currently 2,375 active cases across the state, of which 830 are variants of concern.

The current 5-day COVID-19 test positive rate is 7.2% in the state and 8.2% in Winnipeg.

According to state data, 149 people are currently hospitalized as a result of the new coronavirus, and 39 patients in the ICU are associated with the virus.

The number of lab tests indicates that 3,526 tests were completed on Thursday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 660,625.

Manitoba reported two virus-related deaths and 230 new cases on Thursday.

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