There is now one active case listed in the Dauphin health district, following Friday’s update from public health in which several new cases were added in the Parkland area.
Graphic courtesy of the Government of Manitoba
Public health officials are also elevating the Southern Health region to the red ‘critical’ level on the Pandemic response system. New restrictions for the Southern Health region will take effect on Monday — closely mirroring the restrictions currently in effect for the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region.
A total of 243 new cases of the virus were recorded province-wide on Friday, along with five more deaths, including:
• a female in her 40s from the Northern health region;
• a female in her 60s from the Interlake–Eastern region;
• a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Manor;
• a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Victoria General Hospital; and
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Victoria General Hospital.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is now 7,419. There are 4,286 active cases of COVID-19, and 3,037 people have recovered.
There are 161 people in hospital with 20 people in intensive care.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 96.
Today’s data shows:
• 17 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 23 cases in the Northern health region;
• 15 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 52 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 136 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
New Cases Added In The Parkland
The following Parkland health districts currently have active cases listed on the province’s online database: Dauphin (1), Swan River (9), Porcupine Mountain (4), Asessippi (6), Duck Mountain (1), Little Saskatchewan (1), Whitemud (8), and Agassiz Mountain (1). There are 25 active cases in Brandon.
The Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 54 active cases of COVID-19.
New Exposures In Prairie Mountain Health
Some more potential exposures have been identified in Prairie Mountain Health.
Prairie Mountain Health advises a new appointment-based indoor COVID-19 testing site will open in Swan River on Monday, Nov. 9 and resume regular hours from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at 621 Main St. (former CMHA Building). The designated drive-up testing site at the Swan Valley Primary Care Centre parking lot in Swan River will close at 1 p.m. today.
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