Manitoba’s code red measures are set to expire on Friday, Jan. 8 -- but health officials say they still haven’t landed on a plan for updating the restrictions.
Dr. Brent Roussin says that’s partly because “it too early to know the effects of holiday gatherings on our numbers”, adding, “it’s still premature to determine any changes to our restrictions."
"We haven’t yet landed on the new restrictions.”
Dr. Brent Roussin says we’re starting to see case numbers coming down, but test positivity and hospitalization rates remain too high.
“This is not the time to relax our efforts against this virus.”
Health officials reported 118 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba on Monday, and 5 more deaths.
The deaths announced Monday are all out of the Winnipeg health region. Two of which are linked to care home outbreaks. One is a woman in her 30s.
A Look At The Numbers
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.7% provincially and 11.8% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 25,244.
There are 4,423 active cases and 20,133 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 245 people in hospital with active COVID-19, and another 95 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (340 hospitalizations in total).
There are 35 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19, and also six people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (41 ICU patients in total).
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 688.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• seven cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• five cases in the Northern health region
• seven cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• 19 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 80 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (6, down from 10), Riding Mountain (4), Swan River (3), Porcupine Mountain (92), Duck Mountain (2), Asessippi (5), Little Saskatchewan (3), and Agassiz Mountain (5). Brandon has 28 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 42 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 39.
Concerns over the new COVID-19 variant, which experts believe to be more transmissible, have prompted the Manitoba Government to release updated guidelines for international travellers arriving in the province. Click here to read more.
