Data obtained by CBC News through a freedom-of-information request is offering a snapshot into where COVID-19 spread in Manitoba during a six-week period late last fall. (Jaison Empson/CBC)
Manitoba saw hundreds of COVID-19 cases linked to workplaces and stores last fall after the province ordered most businesses shut and barred private gatherings.
"I think this is a pretty good warning signal for us that we're not necessarily following all the procedures that we need to be," said University of Manitoba virologist Jason Kindrachuk.
New provincial government data obtained by CBC News through a freedom-of-information request provides the first detailed snapshot of where Manitobans were infected with the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 2020.
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