COVID-19

Another nine Manitobans have died with COVID-19, with seven in the Southern Health region.

Today's death toll includes:

The Northwestern Health Unit has reported one new positive COVID-19 test result in the region since their last report. 

The newly found case was discovered in the Rainy River Health Region. 

Follow up with the person involved and their contacts have started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly.

In the NWHU catchment area, there are five active COVID-19 cases connected to the district. 

Effective today, school divisions across the province will have amped up COVID-19 safety protocols in place, as directed by the provincial government.

In a letter from Rocky View Schools (RVS), Superintendent Greg Luterbach states that the division's priority continues to be the health and safety of all students and staff.

The key changes to RVS' operational plan are as follows: 

OTTAWA — The first COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 12 could be in front of Health Canada’s review team in just days, and Pfizer expects to start shipping a new pediatric formulation of its vaccine shortly after it gets the green light.

But some Canadian pharmacists are hoping Canadian authorities authorize them to just draw up pediatric-sized doses from the vials of vaccine already shipped for Canadians over the age of 12.

This Thanksgiving long weekend families will gather and celebrate with tons of food and laughter.

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Keiran Moore spoke on Thursday (October 7, 2021) on recommended COVID-19 measures to keep families safe this weekend.

Alberta is heading into the Thanksgiving long weekend with 1,256 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Friday, October 8.

There was an increase of one hospitalization for a total of 1,101.

ICU admissions increased by two for a total of 250.

Sadly, another 16 more deaths have been reported for a total of 2,830 in the province.

The total number of active cases in the province is 17,839.

To date, 84.9 per cent of Albertans have been partially immunized with one vaccine shot while 75.5 per cent are fully immunized.

Manitoba's furthest north and furthest south health regions are seeing high COVID-19 cases rates Friday.

There are 130 newly confirmed cases of COVID as of Friday morning in Manitoba. This includes 90 people who are not vaccinated, 33 who are fully vaccinated, and seven who are partially vaccinated.

New cases include:

• 43 in Southern Health Sante Sud
• 20 in Winnipeg
• 33 in Northern Health
• 16 in Prairie Mountain
• 18 in Interlake-Easter

Two more people have died, bringing the total to 1,217.

OTTAWA — The first COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 12 could be in front of Health Canada’s review team in just days, and Pfizer expects to start shipping a new pediatric formulation of its vaccine shortly after it gets the green light.

But some Canadian pharmacists are hoping Canadian authorities authorize them to just draw up pediatric-sized doses from the vials of vaccine already shipped for Canadians over the age of 12.

Earlier this week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for travelers and federal workers. This new mandate is another layer for protecting Canadian’s against COVID-19.

Travelers traveling by train or plane will need to be fully vaccinated by the end of November for those aged 12 and older, and COVID-19 rapid testing before boarding will no longer be an option.

Federal workers, and Canadian Armed Forces members will be required also to be fully vaccinated by October 29, 2021.

The final COVID-19 update before the Thanksgiving long weekend provided some very cautious optimism tempered with extreme concern that any gains made over the past couple of weeks may all be lost over this weekend.

The fact that Thanksgiving of 2020 brought on the second wave of the pandemic last fall has officials deeply concerned that Thanksgiving 2021 could be devastating to any tenuous progress made with the latest restrictions in place.