1st case of omicron variant discovered in Manitoba
The person who tested positive for the newest coronavirus variant of concern recently travelled to Manitoba from one of the 14 federally advised countries and has so far experienced mild symptoms, the province said.
Manitoba reports four deaths and 93 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday,
the provincial coronavirus data dashboard says.
Of the new cases, 38 are in the Southern Health Region, 34 are in the Winnipeg health region, 11 are in the Northern Health Region, six are in the Interlake-Eastern health region and four are in the Prairie Mountain Health region.
As of Tuesday, 152 Manitobans are hospitalized with COVID-19, holding steady from the day before, including 32 in intensive care, an increase of two.
When looking at those in ICU with active COVID-19, 22 are unvaccinated and two are fully vaccinated.
The province has about 85% vaccinated. So
15% of the people that are
not vaccinated results in
30 people in the ICU and the
vaccinated in the ICU is 2.