For a second consecutive day, Manitoba health officials have reported the highest daily increase in cases, with 97 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and two more deaths.
Two women from Winnipeg, one in her 90s and the other in her 80s, are the province’s 31st and 32nd death due to COVID-19.
The total number of cases identified in Manitoba to 2,524.
The data shows:
• nine cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• one case in the Northern health region;
• seven cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• six cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 74 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
In the Parkland area, there are active cases in the Little Saskatchewan health district, Asessippi, and Whitemud health district.
There are no active cases in the following health districts: Dauphin, Riding Mountain, Duck Mountain, Porcupine Mountain, and Agassiz Mountain.
There are 1,017 active cases; 1,475 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, and there are 24 people in hospital with four people in intensive care.
Testing for COVID-19 is available on Thanksgiving Monday at community testing sites in Winnipeg, Brandon, Selkirk, Eriksdale, Powerview–Pine Falls, Winkler, Steinbach, and Portage la Prairie. Click here for more information.
This past week, the Manitoba government extended the province-wide state of emergency — which went into effect at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 for a period of 30 days.
