Manitoba has recorded another day under 300 new cases, with 272 announced today.
The announcement of 9 more deaths brings Manitoba’s total to 508. One is from the Prairie Mountain Health region.
The full list of the most recent deaths in Manitoba can be found at the bottom of this article.
The province has adjusted its schedule for giving COVID-19 during the holidays. The live press conferences with Dr. Brent Roussin will be held Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays -- with breaks scheduled around Christmas and New Years Day.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 14.2% provincially and 13.4% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 21,535.
The data shows 5,762 active cases and 15,265 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 311 people in hospital, with 44 people in intensive care due to COVID-19.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• 15 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• 53 cases in the Northern health region
• 49 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• 25 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 130 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (5), Riding Mountain (10), Swan River (1), Porcupine Mountain (55), Duck Mountain (17), Asessippi (6), Little Saskatchewan (6), and Whitemud (1). Brandon has 165 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 27 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 33, according to the province’s latest update.
Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer is urging Manitobans to only leave their homes for essential purposes — and says when leaving the house to obtain essentials, “be sure to physically distance, wear a mask in indoor public places and avoid crowded spaces. Do not leave the home if you are sick, or when any member of your family is sick. Further, do not socialize with anyone from outside your household.”
Public health officials advise nine additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Park Manor Care Home
• a female in her 90s from the Interlake–Eastern health region, linked to the outbreak at the Kin Place
• a female in her 90s from the Prairie Mountain Health region, linked to the outbreak at Fairview Home
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Charleswood Care Centre
• a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Holy Family Personal Care Home
