Manitoba recorded one new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the number of active cases in the province has fallen to below 10, according to health officials.
The new reported case brings the total number in Manitoba to 298.
Chief medical health officer Dr. Brent Roussin said Wednesday that four of the province’s active cases are linked to a cluster related to temporary foreign workers in the Southern Health region of the province.
The number of COVID-19-related deaths in the province remains at seven.
Manitoba’s chief medical health officer Dr. Brent Roussin and Shared Health’s chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa shared an update on the most recent numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province and the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Monday.
During the briefing, it was announced that there are no new cases of the novel coronavirus to report.
Roussin said the province’s count of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases remains at 295. The doctor gave more information on two cases reported late last week, which health officials have previously said were related to travel.
Manitoba health officials provided an update on the most recent numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province and the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Friday.
Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief medical health officer, reported that no new cases of coronavirus have been found in Manitoba, keeping the case numbers at 294.
Seven people have died, while 273 people have recovered.
Shared Health’s Chief Nursing Officer Lanette Siragusa said due to the pandemic, wait times in hospitals are “historically low,” and that on average, people are waiting in hospital emergency rooms for only 38 minutes.
Manitoba’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Brent Roussin and Lanette Siragusa of Manitoba Shared Health provided an update on the province’s COVID-19 crisis and response on Friday.
Roussin announced that there were no new cases of coronavirus in the province, for the third day in a row.
Manitoba’s cases continue to stand at 289, with 28 active cases. Roussin said there were three individuals in hospital, with one in intensive care.
Asked about how people should congregate during the long weekend, Roussin acknowledged there’s confusion. He said the more people you spend time with, the more you increase your risk — so people should still be cautious while enjoying an afternoon on a patio.
Manitoba’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Brent Roussin reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The two new cases are related to a cluster of cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region, which now totals seven.
Roussin said the workplace is not related to health care or food supply, and does not interact greatly with the general public.
The total number of cases in the province stands at 284, as of Wednesday.
Dr. Roussin also reported five hospitalizations from COVID-19, with none of them in ICU, and 242 recoveries.
Manitoba health officials provided an update on the most recent numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province and the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Thursday.
Manitoba’s chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin reported five new cases of the virus, bringing the total number in the province to 262. He added that 174 individuals were listed as recovered and there were 82 active cases.
Lanette Siragusa, spokesperson for Shared Health said a major shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) came to the province on Wednesday by chartered plane, which included 150,000 disposable isolation gowns due to a partnership between the province and Spirit RX Services, a local medical supply company.
Manitoba’s chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin and Lanette Siragusa, spokesperson for Shared Health, provided an update on the government’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday.
Roussin reported two new cases of the virus, bringing the total to 257. In addition, he said that all symptomatic workers in essential industries are eligible for testing, as the province has expanded its COVID-19 testing capacity.
Siragusa said that 25 health care workers in the province have tested positive for the virus, with four new cases in the past week. She stated that 15 of the infected individuals have recovered and returned to work, and that over 780 staff were tested in the past seven days.
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer, and Lanette Siragusa, chief nursing officer for Manitoba Shared Health held the daily coronavirus briefing on Saturday.
Dr. Roussin announced 13 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 243.
The number of deaths remains at four.
Dr. Roussin said that eight individuals are hospitalized, five of them in intensive care as of Saturday morning.
He also said that the province is listing 96 individuals as recovered, leaving 143 as currently active cases.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and health Minister Cameron Friesen will make announcement in relation to the province’s efforts to curb the COVID-19 outbreak.
Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, and Lanette Siragusa, chief nursing officer, provide an update on the province’s COVID-19 response will deliver their daily briefing at approx. 2pm ET.
Manitoba announced on Tuesday that schools across the province would be closed indefinitely through the rest of the school year in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Manitoba health officials say seven more people have contracted the novel coronavirus, bringing the province’s total to 103.
“It is within our range of projections at this stage,” said Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer. “This is within things that we were expecting.”
Manitoba currently has 103 probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19. One person has died. Three people are currently in hospital, two in ICU, and four people have recovered.
A staff member at Selkirk Regional Health Centre has tested positive for COVID-19, said Roussin.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister will be provide an update on the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pallister is scheduled to speak at 2pm ET/3pm CT.
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer, announced one new case of COVID-19 during a Thursday briefing. Roussin says the individual is a man in his 20s living in Winnipeg. He said public health continues to investigate the case and at this point “it does appear there is a link to a previously announced case.”
