In Saturday’s update from Manitoba health officials, 17 new cases were identified and the number of active cases in the province continued to drop.
Two of the new cases are in Prairie Mountain Health, and none are in the Dauphin health district.
Manitoba now has 238 active cases; down from the 287 active cases reported a day earlier.
1,156 people are listed as recovered and there have been 16 deaths in Manitoba due to COVID-19. There are 13 people in hospital and four people in intensive care.
First Cases Reported On Manitoba First Nations
The first cases of COVID-19 on Manitoba First Nations were reported this week.
Two people tested positive in Peguis First Nation, according to a statement released Friday evening from Peguis Public Health and the First Nation’s leadership.
The statement says Peguis Public Health is doing contact tracing and plans to notify anyone in the community who will need to self-isolate.
Earlier on Friday, Fisher River Cree Nation announced one of its members had also received a positive COVID-19 test result.
2nd Manitoba School Reports COVID Case
Public health officials are advising of a possible exposure at Ecole New Era School at 527 Louise Ave. in Brandon on Friday, Sept. 11 from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The individual attended school for a limited time while asymptomatic. The public health investigation indicates that transmission was not acquired at school. The school and cohort are being notified.
The province says additional cleaning of high-touch areas is being undertaken out of an abundance of caution. The risk is deemed low as physical distancing was maintained while at school and a mask was worn.
There are no close contacts connected to the case and public health officials have not advised anyone to self-isolate. Others who were at the site not need to self-isolate, but should self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19.
The site is not being elevated on the Pandemic Response System, given the low risk and lack of close contacts.