A Manitoba family is mourning the death of a loved one with COVID-19 after a failed attempt to airlift her to a hospital in Ontario earlier this week. Patient's health declined before transportDr. Manitoba patients were first flown out of the province to hospitals in Ontario last week. For weeks, Manitoba's health system has struggled to make room for increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients needing intensive care. Saskatchewan health officials said Tuesday that they planned to take at least one Manitoba COVID-19 patient, with potentially more to come in the next few days.

Source: CBC News May 26, 2021 18:51 UTC