Manitoba health officials are reporting 11 more deaths and 400 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
A woman in her 80s from the Prairie Mountain Health region is one of the eleven deaths announced today. A full breakdown of the most recent Manitobans to die after contracting COVID-19 is located towards the bottom of this article.
A death has been recorded in the Dauphin health district.
Picture of the Dauphin health district | Provided by the Government of Manitoba
There are 7,385 active cases and 4,432 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. There are 249 people in hospital with 40 people in intensive care
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 190.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 14.2 per cent provincially and 13.8 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is now 12,007.
Today’s data shows:
• 20 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
• 40 cases in the Northern health region;
• eight cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 93 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 239 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The Dauphin health district now has 4 active cases, and 14 total cases (1 death, 9 recovered).
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Dauphin (4, down from 5), Riding Mountain (12), Swan River (9), Porcupine Mountain (6), Duck Mountain (3), Asessippi (10), Little Saskatchewan (10), Whitemud (21), and Agassiz Mountain (1).
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 77 active cases. The Fisher/Peguis health district has 143 cases.
Update on Parkland Care Home Outbreaks
As of November 18th, the province’s data on Parkland PCH outbreaks include:
The Gilbert Plains Personal Care Home has a total of 11 reported cases — 2 are staff members and 9 cases are among residents.
The province has reported one case at the Grandview Personal Care home (staff member).
There has been one case reported at the Winnipegosis PCH (staff member).
There have been 0 reported cases at the Swan Valley Lodge Personal Care Home, but an outbreak was declared due to the cases reported at the adjacent Swan Valley Health Centre in Swan River. As of Nov. 17, the outbreak at the hospital had resulted in infections for 6 staff members, and 5 “non-staff” infections.
A specific fine of $298 is being put in place for not wearing a mask in public places, which is required under the current public health orders. Enforcement officials can issue this fine.
The chief provincial public health officer urges Manitobans to only leave their homes for essential purposes.
Public health officials advise 11 additional deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported today that include:
• a female in her 50s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 70s from the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• a male in his 70s from the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Golden Links Lodge;
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Golden Links Lodge;
• a female in her 80s from the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region; and
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Golden Links Lodge.
