Health officials are ready to move Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) back into the yellow level of their Pandemic Response System.
In response to lower case numbers in the health region, the province will do away with the targeted “orange” level restrictions for the region, effective tomorrow.
Chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin acknowledged PMH residents for stepping up to flatten the curve again, noting there were 240 active cases in the region when initially elevated to the orange restricted level.
The number of active cases in PMH has now fallen to 38.
Roussin explains there was a number of indicators that led officials to move PMH out of the restricted level — including an overall decline in case numbers and lower positivity rate.
PMH now rejoins the rest of the province with a 50 person limit on indoor gatherings, and 100 for outdoor gatherings — doing away with the 10 person limit on indoor/outdoor gatherings.
Masks are still strongly encouraged by the province, but are no longer required under public health orders.
Dr. Roussin strongly recommends mask use for all Manitobans in indoor public places, especially where physical distancing of two metres can not be maintained.
11 New Cases Of The Virus Reported Thursday
Eleven new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Manitoba on Thursday, with one in Prairie Mountain Health. Eight cases were in the Winnipeg health region, and 2 were in the Southern Health region.
Dauphin’s case count is unchanged, where all 7 cases are listed as recovered.
Manitoba now has a total of 1,500 cases of COVID-19.
There are now 293 active cases in Manitoba, with 10 people in hospital and 2 in intensive care.
