Manitoba Public Health announced there were 431 new cases of the virus today. The total number of lab-confirmed cases stands at 9,308.
Officials report nine additional deaths related to COVID-19.
- a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region
- a female in her 60s from the Northern health region
- a male in his 70s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud region
- a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the St. Boniface Hospital outbreak
- a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the Parkview Place outbreak
- a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the Misericordia Place Personal Care Home
- a female in her 70s from the Interlake-Eastern health region
- a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the Victoria hospital outbreak
- a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the Seine River Retirement Residence, Assisted Living Facility cluster.
The five-day test positivity rate is 10.7 per cent. In Winnipeg, the rate is 10.8 per cent.
Of the cases reported today there are 32 cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, 101 cases in the Southern Health Region, 33 cases in the Northern Health Region, 13 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region and 252 cases in the Winnipeg Health Region.
There are 218 people being treated in hospital with 32 in intensive care.
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 is 123.
There are currently 5,676 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, of those 4,126 are in Winnipeg. There are 3,509 people are listed as recovered.
5,676 laboratory tests were completed yesterday. According to Manitoba Public Health, the total number of completed tests since early February is 296,352.
Effective tomorrow, Thursday, November 12, the entire province moves to Critical (red) on the Pandemic Response System. New restrictions will come into force including limiting gathering sizes to members of your household only.
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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