A staff member at the Heritage Lodge Personal Care Home in Winnipeg has tested positive for the highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K., the health region says. An outbreak was declared at the care home on Wednesday after a staff member tested positive, according to a statement from Revera, the company that owns the care home. Since then, one resident has also tested positive, and the facility is waiting on results of the test to confirm whether it's the same strain. The province has now identified 55 variant of concern cases in the province, with 32 of the cases announced in the last two days. Officials have now identified 55 variant of concern cases in the province, with 32 of the cases announced in the last two days.

Source: CBC News March 17, 2021 00:33 UTC