After 13 days with no new cases Public Health officials report five new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Manitoba. The cases are in the Winnipeg, Southern and Interlake-Eastern Health Regions. One of the individuals was a passenger on WestJet flight 261 from Winnipeg to Calgary on June 27th and WestJet flight 526 from Calgary to Winnipeg on July 2nd. Public Health assess the risk as low but people on those flights should self monitor for COVID-19 symptoms and if they develop symptoms self isolate and visit www.manitoba.ca/covid19 to use the online screening tool or call Health Links.
That brings the total number of reported cases in Manitoba to 330, there are five active cases, 318 individuals have recovered and no individuals are in hospital.
The Manitoba government has also announced they have extended the province wide state of emergency for a period of thirty days to continue to protect the health and safety of all Manitobans and reduce the spread of COVID-19.
