June 1, 2021 Morning Update: Indigenous leaders say discovery of children’s remains is beginning of national reckoning... As the discovery of the remains of 215 children at one of Canada’s largest residential schools continues to reverberate around the country, Indigenous leaders and community members say it is only the beginning of an important – but painful – national reckoning.

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Listen to this newsletter Available in English, French or Mandarin     June 1, 2021 Morning Update: Indigenous leaders say discovery of children’s remains is beginning of national reckoning OMAIR QUADRI Good morning, As the discovery of the remains of 215 children at one of Canada’s largest residential schools continues to reverberate around the country, Indigenous leaders and community members say it is only the beginning of an important – but painful – national reckoning. “Kamloops is one school,” said Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, referencing the more than 130 residential schools that once operated across the country. “I’ve said before that the residential school system was a genocide against First Nations people, Indigenous peoples. Here is the evidence. Nobody can deny that.” The announcement by Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir last week that the remains of 215 children had been found at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in southern British Columbia made headlines around the world, and has sparked mourning and action generations in the making. More: The Decibel: On today’s The Decibel podcast, host Tamara Khandaker speaks to residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad about why the discovery of children’s remains on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School is significant. Plus, Stephanie Scott and Raymond Frogner of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation explain the history of residential schools in Canada. 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Manitoba hits new high for COVID-19 patients in ICU as another 303 cases, 1 death reported Monday Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn Health officials say case number likely an under count due to technical problems Darren Bernhardt · CBC News · Posted: May 31, 2021

 

Manitoba hits new high for COVID-19 patients in ICU as another 303 cases, 1 death reported Monday

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Darren Bernhardt · CBC News · Posted: May 31, 2021 11:39 AM CT | Last Updated: May 31

Manitoba hospitals remain stretched beyond capacity as the province continues to send critical care COVID-19 patients out of the province in an attempt to alleviate the strain. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Manitoba public health officials report 303 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death on Monday, but they believe the number of cases is actually higher, and the province hit a new record for people in hospital ICUs.

Due to technical issues, Monday's new case total is an undercount, a news release from the province says, and Tuesday's data will be an overcount as a result.

The death announced Monday is a man in his 70s from the Interlake-Eastern health region, linked to the B117 variant of concern. The total number of Manitobans who have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began is 1,053.

The province now has a record 107 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units: 71 in Manitoba, 35 in Ontario and one in Saskatchewan.

There were 30 COVID patients admitted to Manitoba intensive care units during a 48-hour period from Friday to Sunday.

A record 17 COVID patients under the age of 40 were in ICU as of Monday morning, which is a 54 per cent jump from only seven days ago, Shared Health says in an update on its website.

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To date, 246 COVID patients have been admitted to Manitoba ICUs in the month of May — nearly five times more than the 50 admitted to ICUs the previous month.

And all of those are in addition to critical care patients who do not have COVID-19, lending to the tremendous strain on the health-care system, officials said.

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Of the 303 new COVID-19 cases announced Monday, 226 are in the Winnipeg health region.

There are 37 in the Southern Health region, 15 in the Prairie Mountain Health region, 13 in the Northern Health Region and 12 in the Interlake-Eastern health region.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.1 per cent in Manitoba (down from 12.3) and 13.7 per cent in Winnipeg (up from 13.6).

There are 308 people with COVID-19 in Manitoba hospitals, the same number as Sunday. Included among those are the 71 in ICU.

An outbreak at Holy Cross School in Winnipeg has now been declared over, health officials said.

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The province said in a news release on the Shared Health website that it is taking a number of measures to increase staffing during the pandemic and ease the burden on those already working.

More than a dozen respiratory therapy students will be brought in through an agreement with the University of Manitoba that will allow them to graduate early.

The 13 students have already completed the majority of their requirements and will finish any outstanding ones during their orientation, the news release said.

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As well, a two-week orientation to critical care begins Monday for 15 nurses, which will bring the total number of nurses who have signed up for the orientation to critical care since April 19 to 119.

Upon completion of the orientation, the nurses will be moved into the ICUs.

There are also six Canadian Red Cross nurses now in Manitoba, completing their orientation to work at Health Sciences Centre, as part of the federal help for the province.

Three medical lab technologists from the Canadian Armed Forces started training last Friday to support COVID-19 testing in Shared Health Manitoba labs, while a Canadian Armed Forces crew and aircraft are assisting in the transport of some ICU patients.

Planning is underway for the allocation of additional resources in the coming days, the Shared Health news release says.

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