Friday, September 18th, 2020
IRTC UPDATE:
Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.7 per cent and 40 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today, bringing the number of cases in Manitoba to 1,540.
The data shows:
- four cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- four cases in Interlake–Eastern region;
- three cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud; and
- 29 cases in the Winnipeg health
The data also shows:
- 325 active cases and 1,199 individuals have recovered from COVID-19;
- there are 11 people in hospital and three people in intensive care; and the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 16.
CASE INVESTIGATION UPDATE
There has been a concerning increase in the number of cases in Winnipeg. Recent success in Prairie Mountain Health shows that focusing on the fundamentals can reduce the transmission of COVID-19. The chief provincial public health officer strongly encourages residents and visitors to Winnipeg focus on the fundamentals to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
There is a national website that lists the total number of Covid-19 cases in Indigenous communities by province. Cases are not listed on that site until they are confirmed by Cadham provincial lab. For more information please visit the following link: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1581964230816/1581964277298
PANDEMIC RESPONSE SYSTEM UPDATE
Starting today, Donwood Group Elderly Persons Housing will be lowered to the COVID-19 Caution (Yellow) level according to the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System. This is in response to an improved situation at the facility. Visitor restrictions have been removed.
WRHA DISTRICT UPDATE
Health Districts:
Health districts are subdivisions of regional health authorities (RHA) defined primarily based on municipalities and postal codes for analysis purposes. Assigned districts may be based on the mailing address provided by an individual which may differ from the district where they physically reside
IRTC in-office essential services schedule:
All IRTC Staff are available continuously via cellphone and email
