Manitoba health officials announced the highest single-day increase in COVID case totals, with 124 new cases reported Tuesday.
Another death has also been announced — a man in his 70’s from the Southern Health region. The number of deaths in the province is 35.
A total of 2,779 cases have been announced in Manitoba. Of those cases, 1,248 are active and 1,496 are recovered.
Today’s data shows:
- 16 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- One case in the Northern health region;
- Three cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- Nine cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 95 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Whitemud (2), Asessippi (1), and Little Saskatchewan (1). Brandon has 10 active cases.
Dauphin has no active cases.
A new drive-thru COVID-19 test site will be coming to Brandon on October 17th at the Keystone Centre.
There are new exemptions to the travel restrictions to northern Manitoba. People not showing symptoms are now permitted to travel to northern Manitoba for the following reason:
- care for a family member or friend who is seriously ill but is not in a health-care facility;
- visit a family member or friend who is in a health-care facility with a life-threatening illness or injury if the health-care facility has authorized the visit; or
- attend the funeral of a family member or friend.
Saskatchewan health officials have recently advised of several exposures in Yorkton.
October 5, 6 & 7 – Mano’s, 15-277 Broadway Street East
October 5 – Save on Foods, 277 Broadway St E from 8 p.m to 9 p.m.
October 7 – Superstore, Broadway St E from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
October 7 – Phantastic Nails, A-20 Broadway St E from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
October 7 — Shoppers Drug Mart, 277 Broadway St E (Unit 33) from 11:30 a.m. to noon
October 8 — Superstore, Broadway Street East from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
October 8 — Mano’s, 15-277 Broadway St E from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
October 9 — Walmart Supercentre, 240 Hamilton Rd from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Anyone at these locations in the specified timeframe is advised to self-monitor for 14 days, and seek testing if symptoms develop.
For more information about COVID in Manitoba, click here.
