Manitoba Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin reported 381 new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon with a five day test positivity rate of 14.8 percent.  He also reported 10 additional deaths with six in the Winnipeg region, three in Southern Health and one in Interlake Eastern region.  He noted there have been 185 deaths due to COVID-9 in the month of November alone, 70 percent of the total related deaths have occurred in the month of November as compared to 60 deaths in the month of October and we continue to reiterate that these deaths are much more than numbers, these are loved ones who are sorely missed right now and we can’t continue with these numbers.

Of the total new cases 202 were in the Winnipeg region and 111 in Southern Health with lower numbers in other regions including 29 in Northern Health.  Of the total 15,228 reported cases 8845 are considered active, 6177 individuals have recovered and 307 are in hospital with 46 in intensive care.