COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Indigenous, Black and other people of colour in the province.“This is systemic and it is seen in every jurisdiction,” Dr.
Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, said Monday. Manitoba reports 1 coronavirus death, 35 new cases Roussin said the province’s race and ethnicity data show a similar pattern to information in other jurisdictions in Canada and around the world.He said it’s not about people in communities making bad choices.
COVID-19 infections are largely linked to pre-existing inequities, including in housing and employment.“We know people in (Black, Indigenous and people of colour) communities are more likely to live in lower-income neighbourhoods, live in overcrowded and.