Half of Manitobans may have contracted Omicron: Toronto researcher

Dr. Tara Moriarty also estimates Manitobans appear to be the least susceptible to Omicron infection

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Omicron transmission was more widespread in Manitoba than any other province over the past three months, according to an infectious disease researcher who estimates at least half of Manitobans have contracted the highly contagious variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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Omicron transmission was more widespread in Manitoba than any other province over the past three months, according to an infectious disease researcher who estimates at least half of Manitobans have contracted the highly contagious variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

In data made public on Wednesday, University of Toronto professor Tara Moriarty estimates somewhere between 51 and 82 per cent of Manitobans have contracted the Omicron variant since Dec. 1.

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People line up outside the Thunderbird House COVID-19 test site in Winnipeg in October 2020. While official reporting numbers, based on PCR testing, say only about five per cent of the provincial population has contracted COVID-19 since Dec. 1, a Toronto infectious disease researcher estimates at least half of Manitobans have been infected since then. (Lyzaville Sale/CBC)
People line up outside the Thunderbird House COVID-19 test site in Winnipeg in October 2020. While official reporting numbers, based on PCR testing, say only about five per cent of the provincial population has contracted COVID-19 since Dec. 1, a Toronto infectious disease researcher estimates at least half of Manitobans have been infected since then. (Lyzaville Sale/CBC)

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