COVID-19 Staff News - January 29, 2021 |
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“This is exciting for families, for residents themselves, to know that compared to where they were a couple of weeks ago they are far more protected today and things are only going to get better.”
Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead for the Manitoba Vaccine Implementation Task Force on the news that first dose delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to personal care home residents wraps up this weekend
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Today's Counts
# of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba: 29,280
# of new cases today: 152
# of new cases yesterday: 132
# of people currently hospitalized: 272
# of people with/recovering from COVID-19 in ICU: 39
# of active cases: 3,490
# of individuals recovered: 24,967
# of COVID-19 related deaths: 823
# of cases in IERHA: 9 today, 392 active, 1,735 recovered
5-day-test positivity rate: 7.5% today, 8.7% yesterday
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Canada tries to prevent COVID-19 variants from entering country
Airlines operating in Canada have agreed to suspend all flights to and from Mexico and Caribbean countries until April 30, 2021. This will be in effect as of January 31, 2021. Also, starting at 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 3, all international passenger, private and charter flights, including from the U.S., will land at the Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Montreal airports. In addition, on top of submitting a negative COVID-19 test prior to departure, passengers will soon be required to take a mandatory COVID-19 test upon arrival in Canada at their own cost. Travellers will then have to wait up to three days at a government-approved hotel for their test results, at their own expense, which is expected to be more than $2,000. Those with a negative test will then be able to finish their 14-day quarantine at home, with increased surveillance. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam added that returnees will also be swabbed on day 10. Read more
In Manitoba, Dr. Roussin advises that about 5% of COVID-19 tests are being targeted for variant testing based on travel history.
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Parking options at RBC convention centre expanded
Beginning Feb. 1, individuals who have an appointment at the Winnipeg supersite at the RBC Convention Centre may also park in a surface lot on York Avenue at no cost in addition to free parking underground. Parking patrol officers will be on site in the Workers Compensation Board lot, which is southeast of the main entrance, to help direct people to available stalls. Bring your parking ticket with you when you come to your appointment for validation.
Important reminder to those with appointments
Yesterday, Manitoba announced that some second-dose appointments may need to be rescheduled due to reduced Pfizer vaccine shipments from the federal government. The province will reach out to affected people by email or text to reschedule appointments if necessary. Plan to attend your second dose appointments as scheduled unless you are contacted. Manitoba is committed to providing second dose appointments within the recommended timeframe.
Vaccine Supply and Distribution
Yesterday, Manitoba received confirmation from the federal government that 12,870 fewer doses (11 trays) of the Pfizer vaccine will be shipped to the province by the end of March. This means Manitoba will receive 161,460 doses, instead of 174,330.
To date, a total of 55,650 doses of vaccine has been delivered to Manitoba. This includes:
• 40,950 doses of Pfizer vaccine, based on six doses per vial; and
• 14,700 doses of the Moderna vaccine.
Next week, Manitoba expects to receive shipments of 7,600 Moderna doses and 2,340 Pfizer doses. The province has also been advised of potential disruptions to Moderna supply as well but it's not yet known to what extent.
First dose done for most personal care home residents!
Tomorrow, the last personal care home in Manitoba will be visited as part of the first delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations to residents. In three weeks, the FITs have visited every licensed personal care home in communities across the province. As of Jan. 27, 5,259 residents had received the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Launched in early March 2020, COVID19Tracker.ca was created to collect details on all COVID-19 cases from each province in Canada and display them in one place. Read more
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Register Now!
Telephone Town Hall coming up
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Join Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson, Dr. Joss Reimer and Dr. Brent Roussin to learn more about Manitoba's prioritized populations on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. To register and receive a phone call to join the meeting, visit https://engagemb.ca/restartmb-pandemic-response-system
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IERHA Occupational Safety & Health
All staff members can contact the Occupational Health Nurse by emailing COVID19OCCHEALTH@IERHA.CA or by calling 1-844-940-1993. This email and toll-free phone number are monitored Monday - Friday, 0800-1600 hours.
UPDATE: Starting Feb. 6, on-call coverage for weekends and holidays will be from 0800h-1600h for COVID-19 related issues and emergencies.
Phone: 1-844-940-1993
For general guidance, contact Health Links at 1-888-315-9257.
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Regional screening/testing activity |
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Selkirk
Mon-Sat, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
100 Easton Drive
Friday, Jan. 29
46 screened, 46 swabbed
Thursday, Jan. 28
59 screened, 57 swabbed
Wednesday, Jan. 27
39 screened, 39 swabbed
Tuesday, Jan. 26
41 screened, 39 swabbed
Monday, Jan. 25
57 screened, 57 swabbed
CLOSED SUNDAY
Saturday, Jan. 23
33 swabbed
Friday, Jan. 22
40 screened, 39 swabbed
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Eriksdale
Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
35 Railway Ave. (Wellness Cnt.)
Friday, Jan. 29
6 screened, 6 swabbed
Thursday, Jan. 28
6 screened, 6 swabbed
Wednesday, Jan. 27
14 screened, 14 swabbed
Tuesday, Jan. 26
5 screened, 5 swabbed
Monday, Jan. 25
8 screened, 8 swabbed
CLOSED WEEKENDS
Friday, Jan. 22
12 screened, 12 swabbed
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Powerview-Pine Falls
Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
37 Maple St.
Friday, Jan. 29
9 screened, 9 swabbed
Thursday, Jan. 28
7 screened, 7 swabbed
Wednesday, Jan. 27
7 screened, 7 swabbed
Tuesday, Jan. 26
16 screened, 16 swabbed
Monday, Jan. 25
33 screened, 33 swabbed
CLOSED WEEKENDS
Friday, Jan. 22
16 screened,16 swabbed
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Arborg
323 Sunset Blvd.
This COVID-19 testing site is operated by Dynacare. More details.
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Your Infection Prevention and Control Team |
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The Infection Prevention and Control Program is in the process of onboarding two new coordinators during the month of February. As we go through these changes, there may be a delay in timely responses to questions, phone calls and emails. For COVID-19 related concerns, please refer to the Shared Health website for up to date information.
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IP&C Manager, Patrice Lee
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Trina Dillon
IP&C Coordinator
Phone: (204) 467-4764
Fax: (204) 785-4874
- Community and long term care liaison
- Antibiotic Resistant Organism Surveillance (AROS) - acute care
- Health-care Associated Infection (HAI) surveillance - long term care
- Beausejour Hospital
- Beausejour East Gate Lodge PCH
- Gimli Johnson Memorial Hospital
- Lac Du Bonnet PCH
- Lundar PCH
- Pinawa Hospital
- Pine Falls Hospital
- Pine Falls Sunnywood PCH
- Stonewall Dr. Evelyn Memorial Hospital
- Stonewall Rosewood PCH
- Teulon Hunter Memorial Hospital
- Teulon Goodwin Lodge
- Whitemouth PCH
- Resource to affiliate PHCs: Red River, Tudor House & Betel
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Amanda Preachuk
IP&C Coordinator
Phone (204) 785-4034
Fax: (204) 785-4874
- Hand hygiene lead
- EMS liaison
- Outbreak planning and influenza lead
- Surgical surveillance
- Dialysis – Hodgson & Berens
- Arborg Hospital
- Arborg PCH
- Ashern Lakeshore General Hospital
- Ashern PCH
- Eriksdale E.M. Crowe Memorial Hospital
- Eriksdale PCH
- Fisher Branch PCH
- Oakbank Kin Place PCH
- Selkirk Regional Health Centre
- Resource to affiliate PHCs: Red River, Tudor House & Betel
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