***There will be no daily COVID-19 bulletins from the province on Christmas, Boxing Day, or New Years Day.
Public health officials announced 201 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, and 15 deaths.
Eight of the deaths are linked to outbreaks at healthcare facilities. None of the deaths announced today were in Prairie Mountain Health.
The full list of the most recent deaths in Manitoba due to COVID-19 can be found at the bottom of this article.
Parkland Care Home Outbreaks
The province says the outbreak at the Grandview Personal Care Home has resulted in 36 total positive cases (11 staff, 25 residents), with 5 active cases and 4 deaths.
Provincial data for the Gilbert Plains Personal Care Home shows 41 total cases (17 staff, 24 residents), with zero active and 9 deaths.
Holiday Guidance
Manitoba’s acting deputy chief provincial public health officer offered a reminder on the public health advice heading into the holidays.
“Our message is: stay at home,” said Dr. Jazz Atwal, “you’re not supposed to have people at your home. There’s no parties, there’s no dinners — you want to stick to your household. It’s very black and white. Stay at home.”
By The Numbers
Today’s data shows 4,427 active cases and 18,349 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. There are 259 people in hospital with 37 people in intensive care due to COVID-19.
The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 605.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• 15 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region
• 31 cases in the Northern health region
• 14 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• 23 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region
• 118 cases in the Winnipeg health region
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.4% provincially and 10.2% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 23,381.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (2), Swan River (1), Porcupine Mountain (93), Duck Mountain (5), Asessippi (7), Little Saskatchewan (5), Whitemud (3), and Agassiz Mountain no longer has any active cases. Brandon has 122 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 31 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 32, according to the province’s latest update.
Public health officials advise 15 additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a male in his 70s from the Interlake–Eastern health region
• a male in his 80s from the Interlake–Eastern health region, linked to an outbreak at Kin Place in Oakbank
• a female in her 70s from the Northern health region
• a male in his 70s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• a female in her 70s from the Southern Health – Santé Sud health region, linked to an outbreak at the Portage District General Hospital Medical Unit in Portage la Prairie
• a male in his 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to an outbreak at Morris General Hospital in Morris
• a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region
• a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at an outbreak at Grace Hospital Unit 3 North
• a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at the Poseidon Care Centre
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at Park Manor Care Home
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at the Poseidon Care Centre
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at Oakview Place personal care home
Enjoying The Outdoors
For Manitobans looking to enjoy the mental & physical health benefits of enjoying the outdoors, Dr. Jazz Atwal issued a reminder that gathering sizes for outdoor public places must not exceed 5.
“You still want to physically distance if you’re not from the same household.”
Atwal says “it’s good to go out, it’s good to get some exercise and get some sun — but you still want to try to restrict it to your household if you can. Outside of exercise or enjoying the outdoors, you want to be at home.”
Gatherings at indoor, private residences must also not exceed 5 under current public health orders, with exceptions for households larger than 5.
