Public health officials announced 28 new cases of COVID-19 in their Monday update, and are reintroducing some travel restrictions to northern Manitoba communities.
The province says the increased number of cases in southern Manitoba is why public health will be reimplementing travel restrictions to northern Manitoba and remote communities, effective Thursday, September 3.
Chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin also asked Manitobans to respect any travel restrictions that First Nation communities may have in place.
The 28 cases announced on Monday include 13 in the Prairie Mountain Health, with two in the Interlake-Eastern health region, six in the Southern Health region, and 7 cases in Winnipeg.
This brings the province to a total of 1,214 cases.
There are 469 active cases in Manitoba. The Brandon health district is home to 168 active cases.
None of Monday's cases are in the Dauphin health district, where there have been a total of 7 cases, all of which are recovered.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 14.
Public health officials are advising of a possible exposure at the Frederickson Performance Centre, Unit F-1212 18th St. in Brandon on Aug. 17 from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and Aug. 23 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. While the risk of transmission is considered low, information is being provided to help people assess their risk and seek testing if symptoms appear.
Case investigations indicate that of the three cases identified at the Assiniboine Centre at the Brandon Regional Health Centre, two of the individuals were health-care workers and one is a patient. At this time, it appears the patient contracted the virus at the facility.
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