Caitlyn Gowriluk

One more Manitoban with COVID-19 is in intensive care, the province announced Sunday afternoon.

Manitoba's daily news briefing on the disease caused by the new coronavirus was cancelled on Sunday. The province made the announcement in a news release instead.

There are now five people in intensive care being treated for COVID-19. There is also one more person hospitalized with the illness, bringing the total number of current hospitalizations to eight, the release said.

Three more people have now recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in Manitoba to 143.

Chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa delivers hard COVID-19 news with a dose of optimism

Every day since March 12, Lanette Siragusa has sat — with a gradually increasing distance — alongside the province's chief public health officer to give the latest pandemic numbers. Their calm presence in the face of sometimes grim news has been a steady hand for a nervous public.

Lanette Siragusa, provincial lead, health system integration, quality/chief nursing officer for Shared Health, speaks during the province's latest COVID-19 update at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg Thursday, March 26, 2020. 

Lanette Siragusa

Lanette Siragusa, chief nursing officer for Shared Health, speaks during a COVID-19 update at the Manitoba legislature, something she's been doing daily since March 12. 

Though few are aware, newcomers in Manitoba without health coverage can access COVID-19 testing, treatment

The province says screening, testing and treatment for COVID-19 will be covered, whether patients have coverage or not — but that information isn't widely known, even among non-profits that work directly with newcomers.

Access centres in Winnipeg have seen hundreds of people come in for testing in response to COVID-19. 

Access Fort Garry during Coronavirus outbreak

Screening, testing and treatment for COVID-19 will be provided at no charge, a Manitoba Health spokesperson says, whether or not the person has coverage through Manitoba Health.

Going in blind: How a man and his guide dog navigate the pandemic weeks after being hit by a car

A month after being hit by a car on a busy Winnipeg street, Tracy Garbutt and his guide dog Marion are trying to get back to their usual working relationship — but there's nothing usual about navigating a pandemic.

Marion, Tracy Garbutt's guide dog, is sticking closer to home since Marion's tail was pinned under the wheel of a car.

Marion

'Lack of empathy': Rural Manitoba paramedics say province not providing proper protective gear

The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals says rural first responders have inferior or ill-fitting personal protective equipment, or no gear at all.

A B.C. Ambulance Service paramedic wearing a face shield, an N95 mask and gloves is seen in the ambulance bay outside the emergency department at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, B.C., on Sunday, April 12, 2020. 

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A B.C. Ambulance Service paramedic wearing a face shield and an N95 mask is seen in an April 12, 2020, photo. Some paramedics in rural Manitoba say they don't have the protective gear they need during the coronavirus pandemic. 

There were no new cases of COVID-19 identified in Manitoba on Sunday, the release said. The total number of cases identified in the province is still 253, with 105 of those considered active.

There have been five deaths in Manitoba related to COVID-19.

The province's Cadham lab did&nbsp;570 tests on Saturday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 tests processed in Manitoba to 19,752.

Workers outside Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre in early April.

No new COVID-19 cases, 1 more person in intensive care

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