Thursday, September 25, 2020
IRTC UPDATE:
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.6 per cent and 53 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today bringing the number of cases in Manitoba to 1,764.
The data shows:
- two cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
- two cases in the Interlake-Eastern region
- two cases in the Northern health region
- four cases in the Southern Health region
- 44 cases in the Winnipeg health region
The data also shows:
- 487 active cases and 1,258 individuals have recovered from COVID- 19
- there are 13 people in hospital and six people in intensive care
- the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 19.
Manitoba’s public health officials will be elevating the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System level for the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region to Restricted (orange) effective Sept. 28, with new measures being put in place help slow the spread of COVID-19.
As of Monday, September 28th, 2020, masks will be mandatory in all indoor public places in these communities. Public gatherings will also be restricted to 10 people, both indoors and outdoors.
These restrictions will remain in place for a minimum of four weeks (two incubation periods of the virus). Further direction or additional restrictions may be put in place by public health at any time. All other existing orders and rules for schools, child care, retail, museums, theatres and casinos will remain the same for the time being.
CASE INVESTIGATION UPDATE
Public health is advising of possible exposures to COVID-19 at the following sites on the dates and times:
- Public health officials have advised River East Collegiate in Winnipeg of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the school on Sept. 18. Based on the public health investigations, the exposure was assessed to be low risk. The infection was not acquired at
- Public health officials have declared the COVID-19 outbreaks over at Fred Douglas Lodge and Concordia Place personal care homes. The sites have returned to the Caution (yellow) level on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.
IRTC in-office essential services schedule:
All IRTC Staff are available continuously via cellphone and email
