COVID-19 variants in the province.The latest variants of concern include 11 cases of the B.1.1.7 strain, first identified in the United Kingdom, and one case of the B.1.351 variant, first discovered in South Africa.
Manitoba looks at reopening theatres, casinos under proposed loosened COVID-19 health orders A release from the province says nine of the B.1.1.7 variant cases were found in the Winnipeg Health region, while two come from the Southern Health region.
The lone B.1.351 variant case was reported in the Prairie Mountain Health region.Fifty-one of the Manitoba’s 63 cases of the B.1.1.7 variant identified since the province saw its first case Feb.