Public health officials announced 480 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, along with some big updates to the Pandemic Response System for health regions across Manitoba.
An outbreak has been declared at the Grandview Personal Care Home, which has been moved to Critical (red). Health officials have explained that even a single case in a care home constitutes an outbreak. There have been no other details provided by the province at this time.
Back To The Orange ‘Restricted’ Level
Prairie Mountain Health — along with the Southern Health and Interlake-Eastern health region’s — will be moved to orange on the Pandemic Response System starting Monday. These regions now join in the Northern health region in the orange ‘restricted’ level.
The measures will be in effect for a minimum of 2 weeks. The following restrictions will be in place beginning Monday, November 2:
- Public and private group gathering sizes limited to five, in addition to household.
- Capacity limited to 50 percent at restaurants and bars, with group sizes limited to five.
- Reduced retail capacity to 50 percent, encouraging limiting those who go shopping from each household.
- Blended learning for grades 9 to 12, voluntary blended learning temporarily available for kindergarten to Grade 8, encouraging as much physical distancing as possible.
- Personal services have no change and stay at 50 per cent capacity.
- Reduced spectators at sports and recreation facilities to 25 per cent.
- Gyms and fitness centres require contact information for all attendees and mask use at all times, except when exercising.
- Faith-based gatherings are reduced to 20 per cent or 250 people, whichever is lower.
480 New Cases Announced Friday, Partly Due To Backlog
Of the 480 news cases, two were identified Sunday, four were identified Monday, 44 were identified Tuesday, 193 were identified Wednesday and 237 were identified Thursday.
Of today’s 480 new cases, the data shows:
- 42 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- 25 cases in the Northern health region;
- 10 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 94 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
- 309 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are 2,737 active cases in Manitoba, and 2,572 people have recovered.
There are 104 people in hospital and 19 people in intensive care. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 65.
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Swan River (4), Porcupine Mountain (2), Asessippi (8), and Whitemud (4). Dauphin no longer has any known active cases, with all 9 listed as recovered. Brandon has 7 active cases.
The Eriksdale-Ashern health district has 20 cases considered active.
Winnipeg Moving To Red
Effective Monday, November 2, the Winnipeg Metro Region will move to the Critical level (red) on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System. This includes the following changes:
- Bars and restaurants will be closed except for take-out and delivery.
- Most retail will be reduced to 25 per cent capacity.
- Sports and recreation programming will be suspended.
- Gyms and fitness centres will have reduced capacity to 25 per cent and masks will be mandatory, even when exercising.
- Movie theatres and concert halls will close.
- Personal services have no change and stay at 50 per cent capacity.
- Non-urgent and elective surgeries and diagnostics will be suspended. Scheduled surgeries in a number of essential and time-sensitive areas will continue to be performed including cancer, cardiac and trauma. Patients will be contacted directly if their scheduled surgeries are affected.
- Visitation at all hospitals in the Winnipeg Metro Region has been suspended, with exceptions made on a case-by-case basis for patients receiving end-of-life care, in labour and delivery, as well as in pediatrics.
- Faith-based gatherings are reduced to 15 per cent or 100 people, whichever is lower.
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