COVID-19 have died and health officials are reporting 130 new infections, amid rising case counts in southern Manitoba.Just shy of half of the new cases — 64 infections — were reported out of Southern Health region, where vaccine uptake has been significantly lower than the rest of the province.
New Pfizer COVID-19 pill reduces hospital, death risk by 90%, company says Another 12 cases were reported in the Northern Health region, 35 by the Winnipeg Health region, 11 in the Prairie Mountain Health region, and eight in the Interlake-Eastern Health region.According to provincial data, 80 of Manitoba’s latest infections are among people yet to be vaccinated.