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Manitoba announced 1,494* new cases of #COVID19 and 5 more deaths on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Active cases: 9,924** Total caseload: 80,096 Recovered: 68,780 Deaths: 1,392 *Understated due to testing capacity issues **Overstated due to backlog in redesignating active cases Manitoba #COVID19 patients in hospital: 192 (up 2) In ICU: 30 (up 1 from Thursday dashboard, but Siragusa said 30 yesterday) Total patients in ICU (COVID and non-COVID): Not available yet (96 on Thursday) Five-day Manitoba #COVID19 test-positivity rate: 30.7 per cent* (up 3.4 percentage points) Tests completed Thursday: 4,343 *Inflated due to screening at testing sites The latest 8 Manitobans to succumb to #COVID19: - A Northern woman in her 50s - A Southern man in his 50s - A Winnipeg woman in her 70s - A Winnipeg man in his 70s - A Southern man in his 80s - A Winnipeg man in his 80s - A Winnipeg woman in her 80s - A Winnipeg woman in her 90s

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/doomsday-glacier-thwaites-antarctica-climate-crisis-1273841/

Manitoba announced 947 new cases of #COVID19 and 1 more death on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Active cases: 7,488* Total caseload: 77,485 Recovered: 68,613 Deaths: 1,384 *Overstated due to backlog in designating active cases recovered, but also understated due to testing shortage That 947 figure is another new single-day case-count record. The seven-day average daily #COVID19 case count in Manitoba rises to 746. That too is a new record for the running average. Manitoba #COVID19 patients in hospital: 183 (up 16) In ICU: 29 (up 4) Total patients in ICU (COVID and non-COVID): Not yet available. Roussin says rapid test distribution will be expanded in the coming days. Says TP is higher than usual because testing centres are screening out some who will test negative. Five-day Manitoba #COVID19 test-positivity rate: 24.2 per cent (up 2.3 points) Tests completed Tuesday: 3,852 Regional test-positivity rates (obtained by CBC News): Winnipeg 26.2% Prairie Mountain 25.9% Interlake-Eastern 25.8% Southern 24.6% Northern 9.6% Reimer asks Manitobans to get their third doses if they are eligible. The most recent 6 Manitobans to succumb to #COVID19: - A Winnipeg woman in her 40s - A Winnipeg woman in her 50s - A Southern woman in her 50s - A Winnipeg man in his 70s - A Winnipeg woman in her 80s - A Winnipeg man in his 80s Regional breakdown of new Manitoba #COVID19 cases: 667 Winnipeg 99 Prairie Mountain 91 Interlake-Eastern 82 Southern 8 Northern Manitoba reaches deal with private lab to expand COVID testing capacity

Maybe. It's -30 here. What Winnipegger isn't willing to risk exposure to Covid for some warmth.

John Madden and Charles Kuralt are racing their busses somewhere in heaven.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/587391-study-suggests-coronavirus-lingers-in-organs-for-months

Manitoba announced 825 new cases of #COVID19 and 5 more deaths on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Active cases: 6,546 Total caseload: 76,539 Recovered: 68,610 Deaths: 1,383 That is another new record high daily case count. The seven-day average daily #COVID19 case count in Manitoba rises to 668, another new record high running average. Manitoba #COVID19 patients in hospital: 164 (up 6) In ICU: 27 (up 2) Total patients in ICU (COVID and non-COVID): 95 (up 😎 Five-day Manitoba #COVID19 test-positivity rate: 21.9 per cent (up 1.9 percentage points) Tests completed Monday: 3,266 Regional breakdown of new Manitoba #COVID19 cases: 521 Winnipeg 119 Prairie Mountain 113 Southern 62 Interlake-Eastern 10 Northern

A man searching for deer antlers in a wooded area of Missouri has discovered human remains identified as missing amateur MMA fighter David Koenig, police say. https://nbcnews.to/3JAiq5F

This? https://www.morningbigblue.com/community/topic/12655-covid-19/?do=findComment&comment=548932

Another 3/4 days and they'll catch up to the Republican recommendation.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/canadian-director-and-producer-jean-marc-vallee-dead-at-58-1.5720356

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Manitoba announced ~2,154 new cases of #COVID19 and 8 more deaths over the three days ending Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Active cases: 5,724 Total caseload: 75,717 Recovered: 68,615 Deaths: 1,378 Weekend daily counts: Saturday: 785 (new record) Sunday: 694 Monday: 675 The seven-day average daily #Covid19 case count in Manitoba is now 593. That is a new average running high. These case counts are likely under-representations, given the delay in test processing and the limited capacity to test everyone who has been exposed or is symptomatic. Five-day Manitoba #COVID19 test-positivity rate: 19 per cent (new record) Winnipeg rate: 21.2% (new record) Tests completed Sunday: 2,542 1,463 Winnipeg 240 Southern 229 Prairie Mountain 176 Interlake-Eastern 46 Northern Manitoba #COVID19 patients in hospital: 158 (up 23) In ICU: 40 The latest Manitobans to succumb to #COVID19: - A Southern man in his 20s - A Southern man in his 30s - A Winnipeg man in his 30s - A Southern man in his 40s - A Southern man in his 50s - A Southern woman in her 60s - A Southern man in his 60s - A Prairie Mtn woman in her 90s

https://globalnews.ca/news/8474593/curling-olympic-mixed-doubles-trials-cancelled/

St. Louis receives $790 million settlement payout from Rams lawsuit

Fully vaccinated cancer patients have a 13 per cent mortality rate if they catch COVID-19, study suggests

Republican lawmakers pass laws to restrict the power of health authorities to require masks, promote vaccinations and take other steps to protect the public health. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/25/covid-public-health-laws-restricted/