Monday, August 31^st, 2020

IRTC UPDATE:

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.1 per cent and 28 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 1,214.

The data shows that there were:

• 2 new cases in Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority
• 13 new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• 6 new cases in Southern Health region
• 7 new cases in the Winnipeg Health region The data also shows:
• 469 active cases & 731 individuals have recovered from COVID-19
• Currently there are 11 individuals hospitalized with 1 in ICU
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 14

Over the weekend there were a total of 90 cases announced: 55 on Saturday and 35 on Sunday.

In the last seven days, public health officials have been unable to determine the source of infection for 32 cases – 16 in Prairie Mountain Health, two in Southern Health–Santé Sud and 14 in Winnipeg. Case investigations continue and are updated as more information is available.

With the increased number of cases in southern Manitoba, public health will be re-implementing travel restrictions to northern Manitoba and remote communities, effective Thursday, Sept. 3. In addition to these restrictions, all Manitobans are asked to respect any restrictions that First Nation communities have in place.

The dashboard and graphs are updated daily at 1 p.m.

The Chart below shows the active, recovered and deaths to date related to COVID-19 in Manitoba by their region. (Updated: August 31^st, 2020

For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, visit www.manitoba.ca/COVID19.

CASE INVESTIGATION UPDATE

Public health officials are advising of a possible exposure at the Frederickson Performance Centre, Unit F-1212 18th St. in Brandon on Aug. 17 from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and Aug. 23 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. While the risk of transmission is considered low, information is being provided to help people assess their risk and seek testing if symptoms appear.

Case investigations indicate that of the three cases identified at the Assiniboine Centre at the Brandon Regional Health Centre, two of the individuals were health-care workers and one is a patient. At this time, it appears the patient contracted the virus at the facility.

In addition, case investigations indicate a case previously identified in the Prairie Mountain Health region is a health-care worker who works at Fairview Personal Care Home in Brandon. The health-care worker is a close contact of a previously identified case. This information has been shared with families and staff. Close contacts are being identified and the case investigations are continuing.

While the current risks are assessed to be low, the site has initiated outbreak protocols at the facility in an abundance of caution as per provincial protocols. This means the site is putting additional measures in place at the facility to reduce further the risk to residents and staff and is restricting visitation. The Fairview Personal Care Home is moving to Critical (red) on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.

TRIBAL NURSING OFFICER UPDATE

TODAY, August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day.

Opioid-related drug-harm cases are sharply on the rise this year with potential opioid overdoses reaching record highs in the first six months of 2020, according to data from Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Population and Public Health and Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Services.

More than 550 cases required Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Services to administer naloxone — a drug administered to block the effects of an opioid overdose — between Jan. 1 and June 27 this year, the highest on record according to the August 2020 report.

Apparent opioid overdoses reached all-time highs in May and June with more than 150 cases recorded each month.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/opioid-cases- increase-first-half-of-2020-1.5697199

Useful resources : https://www.overdoseday.com/overdose-basics/

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