Manitoba Public Health announced on Friday, April 24, 2020, one additional case of COVID-19 in the province bringing the total number of lab-confirmed and probable cases to 263.
Seven people are being treated in hospital with three of those in intensive care.
The number of deaths in Manitoba related to COVID-19 remains at six.
196 people have been listed as recovered from the virus. There are currently 61 active cases in the province.
Cadham Provincial Laboratory performed 786 tests on Thursday bringing the total number of tests performed since early February to 22,172.
Manitoba Shared Health announced that the number of surgeries happening in the province will be ramping up over the next week at a number of facilities across the province. This includes increased surgical activity at Health Sciences Centre, the Pan Am Clinic, Concordia Hospital, Misericordia Health Centre, Grace Hospital, St. Boniface Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Boundary Trails Health Centre, Selkirk Regional Health Centre and Brandon General Hospital.
Surgeries will be scheduled for the most urgent cases first. Patients will be contacted directly about scheduling their surgery.
As part of a national effort to share important medical equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Manitoba will be sending 100 vital signs monitors to hospitals in Montreal and Toronto where both facilities are seeing high numbers of COVID-19. The province says the number of monitors sent will not impact the care Manitobans receive.
Public Health continues to urge Manitobans to continue to social distance and avoid non-essential travel within the province, including to the cottage.
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