Alpha Variant

• Omicron: How does it compare with other COVID-19 variants of concern?

  The Omicron variant, first detected by South Africa, has become the latest and fifth variant of concern designated by the WHO since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2021
  
• Delta variant 133% more deadly than original COVID strain: Canadian study

  University of Toronto researchers used Canadian data and found Delta had an 108 per cent increased risk for hospitalization and a 235 per cent increased risk for ICU admission.

  Health

  Oct 5, 2021
  
• Advertisement
• COVID cleaners won’t return to New Brunswick schools this fall

  The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development says COVID cleaners will not be rehired in September as students return to class, amid the fourth wave of the pandemic.

  Health

  Aug 29, 2021
• Advertisement
• Delta variant doubles the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization, study shows

  People who get the Delta variant of COVID-19 are twice as likely to be hospitalized as those who were infected by the Alpha variant, according to a new U.K. study.

  Health

  Aug 28, 2021
• New Brunswick announces 23 new cases of COVID-19, mostly among those not fully vaccinated

  Of the new cases, 19 are among people who have not received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

  Health

  Aug 19, 2021
• COVID-19: 16 new cases in New Brunswick, Alpha variant emerging in Moncton

  According to the province, 94 per cent of cases in the Moncton cluster are among people not fully vaccinated.

  Health

  Aug 18, 2021
• Two COVID-19 deaths reported by Manitoba health officials Thursday

  Two women from the Winnipeg region -- one in her 40s and one in her 70s, both of whom were linked to the Alpha variant of COVID-19, have died.

  Health

  Jul 29, 2021
• 2 deaths, 70 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba Wednesday

  Public health officials said a man in his 30s from the Interlake-Eastern health region, and a woman in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region, both COVID-19-positive, have died.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2021
• Advertisement
• 2 deaths, 106 new cases in Manitoba’s latest COVID-19 numbers

  Two more Manitobans with COVID-19 have died, public health officials reported Thursday — a man in his 50s from Winnipeg and a man in his 80s from the Southern Health region.

  Health

  Jun 24, 2021
• Advertisement
• Three deaths, 122 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba Wednesday

  Manitoba's daily count of COVID-19 cases has risen above 100 for the first time in days, with 122 net-new cases reported by the province Wednesday afternoon.

  Health

  Jun 23, 2021