Manitoba Public Health reported 42 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 96 on Sunday. That includes one in the Northern Health Region in the Gillam area as a result of travel from the Prairie Mountain Health Region. The majority of new cases reported are in the Prairie Mountain Health Region and are the result of increased testing of known clusters in communal living communities.
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin reported this afternoon an additional 49 new cases that includes a correction from Sunday when they initially reported 72 new cases. He explained with the 25 cases being identified today and 24 cases that were connected to Sunday brings the total number of lab confirmed cases in Manitoba to 993. He noted there was a correction made to Sunday’s numbers and this makes today’s case count 25 and Sunday’s count 96.
Roussin also announced effective September 1st anyone visiting a health care facility in the province must wear a non-medical mask.
