Manitoba: Covid-19 cases - 1,393 cases; 16 deaths

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6767611/t...lth-officials/

Manitoba announces 40 new cases of COVID-19; more health care staff test positive
By Elisha Dacey Global News
Posted April 2, 2020 11:11 am
Updated April 2, 2020 3:04 pm

Manitoba health officials say the province has 40 new COVID-19 cases.

As of Thursday, Manitoba had 167 probable and confirmed cases. One person has died, five people were in hospital and 11 have recovered.

Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, confirmed on Wednesday Manitoba is now seeing cases of community transmission.,,

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6774679/m...update-friday/

15 new cases, 2nd death recorded in Manitoba due to COVID-19
By Elisha Dacey Global News
Posted April 3, 2020 1:40 pm
Updated April 3, 2020 3:01 pm

Manitoba health officials say another person has died in Manitoba due to the novel coronavirus and has recorded an additional 15 cases.

Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, said the person who died was a man in his 50s with underlying medical conditions. He was in the intensive care unit before he died.

As of Friday morning, this brings Manitoba’s total to 182 probable and confirmed COVID-19 cases. Two people have died, nine people were in hospital with six in intensive care and 11 have recovered...

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/12-new-c...toba-1.4882577

12 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba
Mason DePatie
ideo Journalist

Published Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:33AM CST Last Updated Saturday, April 4, 2020 12:55PM CST

WINNIPEG -- Provincial health officials announced 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba and the opening of a self-isolation centre during a news conference Saturday morning.

Dr. Brent Roussin, the province's chief public health officer, said there are no additional deaths, but ten are in hospital, with six in intensive care.

The 12 new cases brings Manitoba's total to 194 probable and confirmed COVID-19 cases....

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6780893/c...efing-april-5/

Coronavirus: Nine new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba Sunday, total stands at 203
By Erik Pindera Global News
Posted April 5, 2020 1:14 pm
Updated April 5, 2020 2:58 pm

Manitoba has nine new cases of COVID-19, public health officials said at a Sunday briefing.

...Eleven Manitobans are in hospital — seven of them are in intensive care. Seventeen people have recovered from the disease...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...nday-1.5523344

Non-surgical masks may help prevent spread of COVID-19, Dr. Roussin says at coronavirus briefing
'If you choose to wear a non-medical mask, if you go out in the public, you may be protecting others'
Rachel Bergen ? CBC News ? Posted: Apr 06, 2020 12:33 PM CT | Last Updated: a minute ago

Manitobans can help reduce the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus by wearing non-medical masks, chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin says.

While symptomatic people account for most of the spread of COVID-19, there is growing evidence of asymptomatic spread as well, and wearing a covering can help prevent that, Roussin said at a news conference Monday morning...

...Manitoba has one new case of the novel coronavirus, bringing the number of lab-confirmed and probable positive cases to 204 on Monday, Roussin said.

There are still 11 people in hospital and seven in intensive care, he said...

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Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/third-co...toba-1.4886082

Third COVID-19 death announced in Manitoba
Charles Lefebvre CTV News Winnipeg Published Tuesday, April 7, 2020 7:29AM CST Last Updated Tuesday, April 7, 2020 11:35AM CST
COVID-19


WINNIPEG -- A third person in Manitoba has died from COVID-19, the province has confirmed.

Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, made the announcement Tuesday afternoon during the daily COVID-19 update.

Roussin said the man who died was his 60s from Winnipeg, and had underlying health conditions.The man was in intensive care.

“I extend my condolences to the family and friends,” Roussine said.

A total of 13 new cases were announced, bringing the province’s total to 217...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...sday-1.5526169

20 health-care workers test positive for COVID-19, while number of active cases in Manitoba drops
4 new cases reported Wednesday, but 'not the time to let our guards down,' says chief public health officer
Rachel Bergen ? CBC News ? Posted: Apr 08, 2020 11:47 AM CT | Last Updated: an hour ago

Eighteen health-care workers in the Winnipeg health region and two in Manitoba's Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority have tested positive for COVID-19, Shared Health chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa said Wednesday.

Of the 18 in Winnipeg, 10 are health-care workers from the Health Sciences Centre who were exposed to an outbreak that Siragusa announced at Tuesday's news conference, she confirmed.

"This outbreak is obviously very concerning to all of us, and protecting our staff and our patients is [of] utmost important to us," she said.

On Tuesday, that outbreak was classified as a respiratory illness, and officials said they were testing people exposed for COVID-19...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6799148/m...date-thursday/

3 more cases brings total to 224 in Manitoba; cops, firefighters can be tested for Coronavirus
By Elisha Dacey Global News
Posted April 9, 2020 9:56 am
Updated April 9, 2020 2:51 pm

...As of Thursday morning, Manitoba had 224 cases in the province. Seventy-six people have recovered from the virus. Three people have died...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6805048/m...date-april-10/

Coronavirus: Manitoba records fourth COVID-19 death, six new cases
By Marek Tkach and Kevin Hirschfield Global News
Posted April 10, 2020 1:24 pm
Updated April 10, 2020 3:19 pm

A fourth Manitoban has died from COVID-19, health officials confirmed Friday.

The man in his 70’s from Winnipeg had underlying medical conditions.

Six new cases were also reported bringing the total number in Manitoba to 230...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6807793/c...date-april-11/

Coronavirus: 13 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba
By Erik Pindera Global News
Posted April 11, 2020 1:27 pm
Updated April 11, 2020 3:10 pm

Manitoba’s public health officials announced 13 new cases of COVID-19 in the province Saturday. That brings the total number of cases in Manitoba to 243.

There are now 143 active COVID-19 cases, while 96 have recovered — those who have recovered from the illness or who have died are not included in the active caseload by public health.

The province is now looking at procuring reusable masks within Manitoba, chief nursing officer Lannette Siragusa said Saturday, as a potential solution to the global shortage of N95 masks...

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No new cases: https://globalnews.ca/news/6810003/c...d-19-manitoba/

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6811839/h...ures-manitoba/

...There were no new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba as of Easter Sunday. A probable case was determined to be a false positive, so the case count stands at 246.

Eight people are hospitalized, four in ICU. Four people have died and 99 have recovered.

Cadham Provincial Laboratory performed 32 tests Sunday. A total of 17,245 tests have been performed since early February.

Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s top doc, says non-essential businesses are ordered to stay closed until April 28 under the Public Health Act...

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No new cases: https://globalnews.ca/news/6815343/m...sures-tuesday/

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No new cases; 5th death reported: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/manitoba...ials-1.4896987

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Source: https://steinbachonline.com/local/fo...place-tomorrow

Four New Cases In Manitoba; More Restrictions In Place Tomorrow
Category: Local News
Published: Thursday, 16 April 2020 13:12
Written by Shannon Dueck


Another four cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Manitoba. As of Thursday morning at 9:30, the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba is 250.

Within Southern Health, there are 28 total cases. Of those, 23 are confirmed positive, while the other five are probable positive.

The data also shows:
• eight individuals are currently hospitalized, which includes four individuals in intensive care;
• 124 active cases and 121 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19; and
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at five...