Manitoba Public Health announced there were 38 new cases of the virus on Saturday, October 3, 2020. Two previously announced cases have been removed from the case totals bringing the net new cases to 36. The total number of lab-confirmed cases stands at 2,108.
A third death at Parkview Place personal care home was announced. A female in her 80s died due to the virus. Her case had been perviously announced as part of the outbreak at the PCH.
The five-day test positivity rate in Manitoba is 2.5 per cent
Two cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region, three cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health region and 33 cases in the Winnipeg Health region.
Due to a technical issue, pubic health is not able to provide information on the number of hospitalizations and people being treated in intensive care
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 is 22.
There are currently 677 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 591 of those in Winnipeg, 1,409 people are listed as recovered.
1,454 laboratory tests were completed yesterday. According to Manitoba Public Health, the total number of completed tests since early February is 190,061.
An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at St. Norbert Personal Care Home. The PCH is moving to Critical (RED) on the Pandemic Response System risk level.
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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