August 20, 2020

IRTC UPDATE:

Public health officials advise that the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.9 per cent. Thirty-three new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today, bringing the total number of lab- confirmed cases in Manitoba to 796.

• The data shows that there were:
  • 17 new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
  • 10 new case in Southern Health region
  • six new case in the Winnipeg region

• The data also shows:
  • 247 active cases & 537 individuals have recovered from COVID-19
  • the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is twelve
  • Due to a technical issue, the status of hospitalizations and intensive care patients is not available but will be updated in future

Public health officials are advising of two potential exposures to COVID- 19 may have occurred. The first exposure was Aug. 8, at Manipogo Provincial Park, located off HWY 276 on Lake Winnipeg. The second exposure was Aug. 8 at a Crocus Soccer field (930 1st Street Brandon, MB). Additional details: https://manitoba.ca/covid19/updates/flights.html

Prairie Mountain Health region will be elevated to the restricted level according to the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System Starting Monday:

• • Group/gathering size is restricted to 10 (The group sizes won’t apply to workplaces, retail outlets or other sites already covered under other parts of the province’s reopening plans).
  • Mandatory masks in all indoor and outdoor public

The dashboard and graphs are updated daily at 1pm

• RHA’s with 247 Active Cases (Update: August 20, 2020)

**Prairie Mountain region-City of Brandon: 100 active cases

Regional Health Authority	Active Cases	Recovered	Death
Winnipeg (WRHA)	74	249	5
Southern Health	49	107	6
Prairie Mountain	116	118	1
Northern	0	3	0
Interlake Eastern (IERHA)	8	60	0

IRTC in-office essential services schedule:

All IRTC Staff are available continuously via cellphone and email.

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NEW! Provincial Pandemic Response Levels

There are four risk levels and accompanying restrictions that can be applied across the province, in a region or community, across a sector or even at a specific site. Regional restrictions may not correspond to the boundaries of existing health regions, and restrictions can be scaled up or down.

The Four Response Levels:

Manitoba’s Pandemic Response System provides detailed, easy-to-understand direction to residents and businesses about COVID-19 for the province, region, sector or facility based on these levels.

• Red: Critical – Community spread of COVID-19 is not contained and/or there are significant strains on our health care system.
• Orange: Restricted – Community transmission of COVID-19 is occurring.
• Yellow: Caution – Community transmission of COVID-19 is at low levels.
• Green: Limited Risk – The spread of COVID-19 is broadly contained and a vaccine and/or effective treatment for COVID-19 is available.

Setting the Response Level:

Public health officials monitor key indicators and use the information gathered to guide their recommendations in setting each risk level and responses, including:

• Test positivity levels
• Case number growth rates
• Number of days since positive cases are linked to further transmission
• Contact tracing and the degree to which cases are contained in clusters
• Health system capacity to deal with cases requiring hospitalization or intensive care

To learn more: https://manitoba.ca/covid19/restartmb/prs/index.html

NEW! Tribal Education Director Update:

Masks will be mandatory in Manitoba schools for students from grades 4 to 12 when they can’t physically distance, Premier Brian Pallister announced Wednesday. This includes staff/teachers/students.

Restoring Safe Schools: August 13 – School Settings Practice Guidance and Protocols. Please see the link below: https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/restoring/rss-practice-guidance.html