Novel Coronavirus COVID-19
 



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Current Situation

NEW Last updated: March 19, 2020

Public health officials advise the number of lab-confirmed positive and presumptive positive cases in Manitoba remains at 17 at this time.

Public health investigations are continuing on the two positive cases identified yesterday. It appears that both cases are related to travel.

To protect the health of patients, staff and volunteers, visitor access at all Manitoba hospitals has been suspended. Exceptions for compassionate reasons will continue to be made on a case-by-case basis but will adhere to vigilant screening. One visitor per patient may be admitted with the approval of individual facility managers in some departments.

For pediatric patients, one parent or guardian will be allowed to visit at a time following screening.

A new community testing site is scheduled to open in Steinbach on Friday. Located at 365 Reimer Ave., the site will operate as a drive-thru, with daily hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Other locations throughout the province include testing in Winnipeg, Brandon, Selkirk, Thompson, The Pas and Flin Flon.

More locations are expected to open in the coming days, including a new drive-thru location in south Winnipeg. These locations are not walk-in clinics. Patients must receive a referral prior to arriving at sites.

Any person concerned about their exposure to or risk of having COVID-19 should call Health Links-Info Santé at 204-788-8200 or toll-free at 1-888-315-9257 before arriving at a testing site.

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March 19, 2020 11:00 a.m.

COVID-19 (coronavirus) update




Testing in Manitoba

NEW Last updated: March 19, 2020

As of March 18, 3,270 tests for COVID-19 have been completed.

Total Number of Confirmed and Presumptive Positive Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases by Health Region (of residence)::


 

Manitoba

Interlake-Eastern

Northern

Prairie Mountain

Southern Health

Winnipeg

Unknown

Confirmed Positive *

17

1

0

0

2

14

0

Presumptive Positive **

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

17

1

0

0

2

14

0

  • * A confirmed positive case has tested positive at both Cadham Provincial Laboratory and the National Microbiology Laboratory.
  • ** A presumptive positive case has tested positive at Cadham Provincial Laboratory and is awaiting confirmatory testing results from the National Microbiology Laboratory.

Canadian Situation

As of March 18, 2020 (8:00 pm), 690 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Canada. Cases have been reported in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Probable cases have also been reported in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador and Saskatchewan. For the most current numbers, see Public Health Agency of Canada's COVID-19: Outbreak update website.



Worldwide Reported Cases

For a complete list of countries reporting COVID-19 cases see the most current WHO Coronavirus Disease situation report or click on the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Case map dashboard.

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