Public health is announcing 8 deaths today due to COVID-19, and 475 new cases.
Two of those deaths are residents at the Gilbert Plains Personal Care Home — a man and a woman, both in their 90s.
See the bottom of this article for a full list of the most recent Manitobans to die after contracting COVID-19.
An outbreak has been declared at St. Paul’s Personal Care Home in Dauphin, and the site has been moved to critical red on the Pandemic Response System.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 14 percent provincially and 13.7 percent in Winnipeg. The total of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 12,482.
There are 7,629 active cases and 4,655 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. There are currently 263 people in hospital with 43 people in intensive care.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 198.
Today’s data shows:
• 12 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 55 cases in the Northern health region;
• 13 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 124 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 271 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Dauphin (4), Riding Mountain (11), Swan River (9), Porcupine Mountain (6), Duck Mountain (3), Asessippi (9), Little Saskatchewan (10), Whitemud (24), and Agassiz Mountain (1).
Pictured: the Riding Mountain health district | courtesy of the Government of Manitoba
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 74 active cases. The Fisher/Peguis health district has 136 cases.
Public health officials are also advising that anyone who is symptomatic, or has a household member who is symptomatic, the entire household needs to self-isolate pending COVID-19 test results.
Exposures Reported By The Province
A possible exposure has been reported at the Extra Foods in Swan River on November 10 between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Anyone at the business on this time/date should monitor for symptoms, and if symptoms develop: seek testing and self-isolate.
The eight deaths due to COVID-19 reported today include:
• a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Keekinan Centre;
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;
• a male in his 70s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region and linked to the outbreak at Rest Haven Nursing Home;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;
• a male in his 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region and linked to the outbreak at Rest Haven Nursing Home;
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;
• a male in his 90s from the Prairie Mountain Health region and linked to the outbreak at the Gilbert Plains personal care home; and
• a female in her 90s from the Prairie Mountain Health region and linked to the outbreak at the Gilbert Plains personal care home.
