COVID-19 patients are ramping up after intensive care units in Manitoba saw a concerning spike in daily admissions over the last two weeks, health officials said Friday.At a technical briefing held for media Friday morning, officials said ICUs that had been averaging between one and two COVID-19 patients a day two weeks ago, saw as many as 10 a day last week, and those numbers have remained steady this week, with between five and seven new patients admitted on average a day.
COVID-19: Doctor expects Manitoba to ‘blow by’ previous ICU high as numbers climb On Thursday, provincial health data showed there were 52 patients in ICUs across the province as a result of COVID-19.Manitoba’s chief nursing officer, Lanette Siragusa, is expected to.