August 11, 2020

IRTC UPDATE:

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.27 per cent. Four new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 562.

• The data shows that there were:
  • 3 new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region – a female in her 20s and two males in their 30s
  • 1 new case in the Winnipeg region – a male in his

• The data also shows:
  • Five current hospitalizations, with three individuals in intensive care
  • 194 active cases and 360 individuals have recovered from COVID- 19
  • the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is eight

Of the total cases, many are linked to known clusters in Brandon or are close contacts of previously announced cases. There are a small number of cases of unknown acquisition in these areas.

• Updated testing numbers for the weekend include:
  • Friday: 2,062
  • Saturday: 1,553
  • Sunday: 1,364

The dashboard and graphs are updated daily at 1 p.m. Data from the weekend will be updated on the following Monday.

IRTC in-office essential services schedule: