Public Health officials have announced 18 new cases of COVID-19 today.
Manitoba now has a total of 1,232 cases, 459 are active and 759 people have recovered from the virus.
Seven of these new cases are in the Prairie Mountain Health region; none are in the Dauphin health district.
Investigations show that two of the cases announced today are from Prairie Mountain Health residents at the Brandon Regional Health Centre. There are now 3 cases linked to the centre.
Officials are also advising of two possible exposures of COVID-19 in Brandon, one at Warlock Tattoo and the second at East Side Mario’s.
To see the date and time for the possible exposures, click here.
Starting today, all visitors arriving at health-care facilities are required to wear a non-medical mask. This includes outpatients attending appointments at clinics within hospitals and health centres throughout the province.
You can find more information about COVID-19 in Manitoba here.
