Public health officials advise 18 additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
· a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region;
· a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
· a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Park Manor Care Home;
· a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
· a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
· a male in his 60s from the Interlake–Eastern health region;
· a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
· a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
· a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Oakview Place Personal Care Home;
· a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Charleswood Care Centre;
· a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region;
· a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Charleswood Care Centre;
· a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Charleswood Care Centre;
· a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Oakview Place Personal Care Home;
· a male in his 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
· a male in his 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the outbreak at Bethesda Regional Health Centre;
· a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Park Manor Care Home; and
· a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region linked to the outbreak at Park Manor Care Home.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.9 per cent provincially and 13.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 360 new cases of the virus have been identified however two cases were removed, bringing the new total to 358. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 20,750.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
· 56 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
· 52 cases in the Northern health region;
· 26 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
· 28 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
· 198 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The dashboard for COVID-19 in Manitoba can be found here.
The data also shows:
· 5,630 active cases and 14,637 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
· there are 289 people in hospital with 42 people in intensive care due to COVID-19; and
· the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 483.
Laboratory testing numbers show 2,585 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 386,007. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.
The mobile testing site at 1181 Portage Avenue closed Dec. 11, and a new walk-in testing centre located at the Garrick Centre, 330 Garry St. in Winnipeg, will open Dec. 14 and operate from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Public health officials advise COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared at the River Ridge II Retirement Residence in Winnipeg. The site has been moved to Critical (red) on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.
The outbreaks declared at the Women’s Correctional Centre in Headingley, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Douglas Campbell Lodge in Portage la Prairie and Lions Prairie Manor in Portage la Prairie are over.
Possible exposure locations are listed online by region at the province’s #RestartMB Pandemic Response System webpage. For up-to-date information on possible public exposures to COVID-19 in regions, visit www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/updates/flights.html#event and click on your region.
The chief provincial public health officer urges Manitobans to only leave their homes for essential purposes. When leaving the house to obtain essentials, be sure to physically distance, wear a mask in indoor public places and avoid crowded spaces. Do not leave the home if you are sick, or when any member of your family is sick. Further, do not socialize with anyone from outside your household.
Public health officials are also advising that anyone who is symptomatic, or has a household member who is symptomatic, the entire household needs to self-isolate pending COVID-19 test results. For health-care workers, exceptions may apply and staff may be able/required to report to work. Contact your workplace Occupational Health Services or designate. For information on self-isolation, including exceptions, visit www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/fundamentals/self-isolation.html.
The online assessment tool can be found at https://sharedhealthmb.ca/covid19/screening-tool/ and COVID-19 symptoms can be found at https://manitoba.ca/covid19/fundamentals/symptoms.html.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, visit www.manitoba.ca/COVID19.
For up-to-date information on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System, visit:
https://manitoba.ca/covid19/restartmb/prs/index.html.