COVID-19 variant, first discovered in South Africa, and another five case of the B.1.1.7 variant first discovered in the United Kingdom, have been confirmed in Manitoba.In a release Tuesday the province said all 13 of the newly-identified cases of the variants of concern are from the Winnipeg Health region.
2 more deaths, 56 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba Sunday While the release says most of the variant cases were found through retroactive screening dating back to February, the province didn’t say exactly when the cases were identified, whether or not the patients have recovered, or provide details on how many contacts those infected may have had.As for where or how the infections had been acquired, the provincial release only says the.