An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at the Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg.&nbsp;

 Thursday says it's investigating&nbsp;cases of the illness linked to&nbsp;the 5N and 5S family medicine units. The outbreak was declared after two patients in the 5N unit tested positive.

New patient admissions have been suspended to both the 5N and 5S units.

The hospital is still open, and clinics and procedures are continuing.&nbsp;

However, visitors will not be allowed to those units for now.

New rules coming for northern Manitoba, some schools, as record 4 COVID-19 deaths reported in Manitoba

People in parts of Manitoba will see new restrictions starting Monday, as health officials work to slow the spread of COVID-19 in high-risk settings like isolated communities and schools.

Vehicles lined up at Main Street drive-thru COVID-19 test site in a snowy Winnipeg in October 2020. See staff member checking in with first vehicle.

Covid test site North Main Winter

Vehicles line up at a drive-thru COVID-19 test site on a snowy October day in Winnipeg.

11 patients, 5 staff test positive in COVID-19 outbreak at St. Boniface Hospital

Eleven patients and five staff members have now tested positive for COVID-19 following an outbreak at Winnipeg's St. Boniface Hospital — an outbreak that has sparked concerns among three unions representing health-care workers.

St Boniface Hospital exterior 

A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at St. Boniface Hospital last week after two patients tested positive for the illness. Two units at the hospital are now closed to new admissions.

This is the second outbreak of COVID-19 that has been declared at a Winnipeg hospital in a week, after an outbreak was declared at&nbsp;St. Boniface Hospital last Friday.&nbsp;

An outbreak of COVID-19 was declared at Victoria General Hospital Thursday. 

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Winnipeg's Victoria General Hospital

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