To start the weekend, public health officials have announced 55 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.
This brings the total number of cases in the province to 1,151.
31 of the new cases are from the PMH region, 19 are in Winnipeg, and 5 are from the Southern Health region.
444 cases are considered active, while 693 have been listed as recovered.
Dauphins total is still 7, all of which have recovered.
The number of deaths due to COVID is 14.
The province doesn't have the number of hospitalizations available today because of system upgrades, but they expect that information to be available tomorrow.
Preliminary investigations show that 19 of today's cases are close contacts of previously announced cases.
Public health officials say a previously identified case from the PMH region is a health care worker at the Hillcrest Place personal care home in Brandon. The individual wore protective equipment and is self-isolating. Close contacts have been identified and the case investigation is continuing.
Manitobans are strongly encouraged to return to the fundamentals to help stop the spread of COVID-19. This means not going out while you feel ill, practicing proper hand hygiene, covering your cough, and physical distancing when with people from outside your household. If you can't physical distance, wear a mask.
For up-to-date information on COVID in Manitoba, go to www.manitoba.ca/COVID19.
