Manitoba public health officials confirm eight additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported Sunday, including a Winnipeg man in his 30s. 

Interior Health said there were two deaths at McKinney Place in Oliver; one death and Sunnybank in Oliver; and one death at Creekside Landing in Vernon.

The number of deaths related to COVID-19 can be overwhelming and difficult to process. An Edmonton psychologist says it's a balancing act between coping and compassion.

Statistics provided by Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health show that of the 155 COVID-19-related deaths reported in the province in 2020, 65 were in care home settings.

Manitoba public health officials advise five additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported Sunday.

“Our sincere condolences go to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives to COVID-19 and, as well, to the caregivers who looked after them.”

Manitoba public health officials confirm nine additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported Monday.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.1 per cent provincially and 12.5 per cent in Winnipeg.

The numbers bring British Columbia's death toll to 808 since the start of the pandemic.

On Wednesday, 3,124 people died from COVID-19 in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University, far eclipsing the death tolls from those attacks.