Fifteen cases of COVID-19 have been identified today, and two previously announced cases have been removed from the record.
This means there’s been a net increase of 13 cases today, bringing Manitoba to a total of 1,378 COVID cases.
Two of the new cases are in Prairie Mountain Health, with none in the Dauphin health district, where there's been a total of 7 cases.
Manitoba now has 360 active cases, and 1,002 are recovered. The number of deaths in the province remains at 16.
Dr. Brent Roussin provided more details about the asymptomatic Winnipeg student who tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the first day of class on Tuesday.
He says it was determined there were no close contacts of the case, and no one has been advised to self-isolate.
“We knew we would see cases in schools and we’ll see more. But just like this, we’ll have a lot of things in place to limit the ability to transmit the virus in schools,” said Dr. Roussin.
On Tuesday, September 8th, the province made it mandatory for children aged 9 and older to wear a mask when at child-care facilities, including home-based child care.
Child care providers are also required to wear masks. Dr. Roussin says there will be some exceptions to these mask rules in child care settings.
As for COVID-19 testing, the Keystone Centre Specimen Collection Site in Brandon will be closed permanently after September 12th. Those in need of testing are advised to visit the Brandon Town Centre Site.
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