Following a record-breaking 480 new COVID-19 on Friday, Manitoba added 4 more deaths and another 349 cases on Saturday.
Taking into account a backlog of tests, the 349 new cases reported on Saturday include one case from Tuesday, three identified Wednesday, 131 identified on Thursday, and 214 identified on Friday.
The province’s two most recently reported deaths are both from Winnipeg — a woman in her 90s linked to an outbreak at Maples Personal Care Home and a woman in her 50s.
An outbreak was declared on Friday 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.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 5,723.
There are 3,010 active cases province-wide, and 2,646 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
Today’s data shows:
• 33 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 35 cases in the Northern health region;
• 16 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 34 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 231 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
Swan River Adds Two More Active Cases, Now Have 6 Active
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Swan River (6), Porcupine Mountain (4), Asessippi (9), and Whitemud (5). Dauphin no longer has any known active cases, with all 9 listed as recovered. Brandon has 15 active cases.
The Eriksdale-Ashern health district has 29 cases considered active.
Back To The Orange ‘Restricted’ Level On Monday
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.
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