Manitoba Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin announced the latest COVID-19 numbers this afternoon.  He reported one new case which is a man in his 30s in the Southern Health Region.  That brings the total number to 331, six cases are active, 318 individuals have recovered and none are in hospital.  Roussin says they continue to see cases from crowded venues.  He explains during a pandemic we see this virus all around us, we can’t expect zero cases but what we can expect when we see cases we don’t have numerous contacts to those cases and that’s the whole purpose behind staying home when you’re ill, frequent hand hygiene and avoiding these crowded enclose spaces.

He adds it is also important to remember to maintain physical distancing at the beach with six feet from others outside a family group and 12 feet separation between each group’s towels and blankets to allow for foot traffic to and from the water.