Winnipeg man in his 30s among 5 Manitoba deaths from COVID-19 Sunday “It is making a difference — it may not feel that way on a day-to-day basis when you see the number of deaths and infections — but it is making a difference,” Bowman said in a year-end interview with Global News.“That’s going to be a challenge in the new year, to keep that focus on those fundamentals, when people are tired and they just want this nightmare to be over.“We need to make sure that we stay strong and we keep finding ways of supporting each other.”As of Sunday the greater Winnipeg area has recorded 15,165 cases of COVID-19 and seen 476 deaths from the virus since March.But a year that saw streets thin out as many heeded warnings to stay indoors, also saw 43.