Manitoba’s COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations continue to decline, according to the province’s latest weekly report.
From June 12 to 18, 10 people died from the virus while there were 11 the previous week.
The latest deaths bring the total to 2,025 since the start of the pandemic in the province.
Fewer people with COVID-19 were admitted to hospital compared to the previous week. They are 58 this week against 80.
Also, the weekly rate of positive tests in Manitoba rose to 11.3%, from 9.6% the previous week.
There were 340 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, a decrease from the previous week’s 495 cases.
However, this is an undercount of the true number of infections, due to a lack of access to polymerase chain reaction tests (PCR tests), the only type of test registered by the province. .
As of June 18, 83.1% of all Manitobans aged 5 and older had been fully immunized and 55.1% had received at least one booster shot.
Last week, public health officials said the province was monitoring the spread of the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, which could be more serious under certain circumstances.
On Wednesday, the Manitoba government announced that it is seeking public input on new vaccination plans for children under 5. The province is asking parents of young children in particular for their input.
The survey is available online until July 13 (New window).
Vaccines for children 6 months to 4 years old could be approved by Health Canada this summer.
With information from Cameron MacLean
Radio Canada
Source: Radio-Canada
