For the second day in a row Manitoba Public Health announced new cases of COVID-19 in the double digits. On Tuesday, July 21 an additional 12 cases were identified as of 9:30 am.
The total number of lab-confirmed and probable cases is 366
Seven of the cases are in the Interlake-Eastern region, two cases in Winnipeg, two cases in Prairie Mountain Health region and one case in Southern Health region.
Manitoba Public Health says that the high counts are related to an outbreak at several Hutterite colonies as well as some international travel-related cases
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According to officials one of the individuals announced as positive for COVID-19 was a passenger on flights from Melbourne, Australia to Winnipeg.
- July 5 – Melbourne to Doha, Qatar Airways, QR905, rows 39 to 45;
- July 6 – Doha to Montreal, Qatar Airways, QR763, rows 26 to 32; and
- July 6 – Montreal to Winnipeg, Air Canada AC8595, rows unknown.
Although public health advise passengers self-isolate for 14 days following the flights and self monitor those requirements ended today.
There are currently 41 active cases in the province. 318 people are listed as recovered
One person is currently being treated for the virus in intensive care.
The number of deaths associated with the virus remains at seven in Manitoba.
1,201 Lab tests were performed on Monday. The total number of tests performed since early February to 77,551.
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