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Second health care worker dies from COVID-19 in Manitoba

By Anya Nazeravich Global News

Posted November 10, 2020 9:43 pm

Updated November 10, 2020 9:49 pm

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In this June 25, 2020, file photo, a physician assistant prepares to collect a nasal swab sample from a patient for COVID-19 testing at Xpress Urgent Care in Tustin, Calif. To date in Saskatchewan, 137,991 COVID‐19 tests have been performed. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Manitoba’s second health care worker in two days has died from COVID-19.

CUPE Manitoba has confirmed in a written statement that a health care attendant from the Ste. Anne area of the Southern Health region has died due to the novel coronavirus.

They say it’s unclear right now whether or not the worker contracted the virus at work or in the community.

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Southern Health staff are represented by CUPE Local 4270.

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