Manitoba Public Health announced there were 374 new cases of the virus today. The total number of lab-confirmed cases stands at 6,751.
Two more deaths are being reported in Winnipeg on Wednesday November 4, a female in her 80s linked to the Maples personal care home outbreak and a female in her 90s linked to the outbreak at St. Boniface Hospital.
The five-day test positivity rate 9n Winnipeg is 9.0 per cent. Province-wide the rate is 8.5per cent.
Of the cases reported today there are 12 cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, 67 cases in the Southern Health Region, 14 cases in the Northern Health Region, five cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region and 276 cases in the Winnipeg Health Region.
There are 140 people being treated in hospital with 21 in intensive care.
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 is 87. In the past week there has been 21 deaths reported.
There are currently 3,772 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, of those 2,846 are in Winnipeg. There are 2,892 people are listed as recovered.
3,163 laboratory tests were completed yesterday. According to Manitoba Public Health, the total number of completed tests since early February is 268,504.
OUTBREAKS
Outbreaks have been declared at Manitoba Hydro’s Keeyask Generating Station and at Actionmarguerite. Both sites have moved to Critical (red) on the Pandemic Response System.
Information on possible exposures in all regions can be accessed through the following links:
The chief provincial public health officer urges Manitobans to not socialize with people from outside their household, to cut down the number of close contacts and avoid closed-in or crowded spaces.
Officials are advising the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region that anyone who is symptomatic, or has a household member who is symptomatic, the entire household needs to self-isolate. The symptomatic individual needs to stay in their own room and, if possible, use their own bathroom and not use common areas.
Public health is continuing to advise Winnipeg residents and visitors to the city to stay home if sick, wash your hands, cover your cough and physically distance when you are with people outside your household. If you cannot physically distance, you should wear a mask to help reduce your risk. Reduce the number of close contacts outside your household, and avoid closed-in or crowded spaces.
Officials advise that only people showing symptoms of COVID-19 should go for testing. If you do have symptoms you should seek testing as soon as possible once symptoms appear.
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