Manitoba announced 100 new cases of #COVID19 and one more death on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020.
Active cases: 2,117
Total caseload: 4,349
Recovered: 2,177
Deaths: 55
Active cases: 2,117
Total caseload: 4,349
Recovered: 2,177
Deaths: 55
Five-day Manitoba #COVID19 test-positivity rate: 7.1 per cent (up two basis points)
Tests completed Sunday: 2,131
Tests completed Sunday: 2,131
The latest Manitoban #COVID19 death is a woman in her 80s who lived at Parkview Place.
Regional breakdown of new Manitoba #COVID19 cases:
• 73 Winnipeg
• 11 Southern
• 10 Northern
• 5 Interlake–Eastern
• 1 Prairie Mountain
• 73 Winnipeg
• 11 Southern
• 10 Northern
• 5 Interlake–Eastern
• 1 Prairie Mountain
Dr. Roussin is speaking. Shared health systems lead Lanette Siragusa is back at the press briefings to address health-care system impacts.
Roussin says it's disappointing to need to have her back.
Roussin says it's disappointing to need to have her back.
Not part of the briefing, but Maples Collegiate warns a student who was last at the school on Oct. 22 tested positive ... and attended a party over the weekend.
Those contacts are warned to isolate.
Those contacts are warned to isolate.
Roussin again warns to keep contacts to a minimum.
Reminds people 14 Manitobans died and 831 new cases were disclosed over the past week.
Many cases related to social gatherings. Many to Thanksgiving. Many people attended funerals.
Reminds people 14 Manitobans died and 831 new cases were disclosed over the past week.
Many cases related to social gatherings. Many to Thanksgiving. Many people attended funerals.
Roussin says people have gone for medical treatment without disclosing exposure to a known case.
One entire surgical team is isolating for two weeks as a result.
One entire surgical team is isolating for two weeks as a result.
Roussin says someone went from a social gathering to a care home, causing an outbreak.
Roussin says someone attended work for a whole week while symptomatic.
Someone else got infected and held a social gathering, creating more cases.
Someone else got infected and held a social gathering, creating more cases.
Says someone got sick, felt better, went back to work and exposed people.
Says someone sick went shopping and exposed other people.
Says someone sick went shopping and exposed other people.
Roussin: If you can't name all your contacts over the past week, you've had too many contacts.
Roussin: These numbers are trending in the wrong direction.
"We let the virus off the hook."
We expect cases but should not accept people having 50 contacts, or going to work sick, or failing to disclose exposure/sickness to health care workers.
"We let the virus off the hook."
We expect cases but should not accept people having 50 contacts, or going to work sick, or failing to disclose exposure/sickness to health care workers.
[This is Roussin's most severe admonishment since the start of the pandemic.]
Roussin: Don't have a Halloween party.
"I hope these numbers dissuaded you from doing that."
They're also illegal.
"I hope these numbers dissuaded you from doing that."
They're also illegal.
Siragusa speaks. Says she's back today and for the forseeable future.
Notes some improvement in testing lineups due to appointment options. Doesn't disclose any stats.
Says 90 students trained to take swabs will be deployed "as soon as possible."
Notes some improvement in testing lineups due to appointment options. Doesn't disclose any stats.
Says 90 students trained to take swabs will be deployed "as soon as possible."
Siragusa says lab turnaround time - only in the lab - is 29 to 40 hours.
Siragusa says the Canadian Red Cross started helping out with contact tracing on Friday and its role could be scaled up.
No numbers of contact-tracing staff provided.
No numbers of contact-tracing staff provided.
Siragusa says 27 homeless people are isolating in a shelter.
404 people have used the site to date, she says.
404 people have used the site to date, she says.
Siragusa on jump from 28 to 80 #COVID patients in a week:
Elderly, teens and kids are in hospital.
Says there remains capacity for COVID patients ... but continued case counts would require MB to redeploy medical staff again.
Elderly, teens and kids are in hospital.
Says there remains capacity for COVID patients ... but continued case counts would require MB to redeploy medical staff again.
Siragusa: Postponing procedures will be a last resort, but that will happen if needed.
There is space for more patients. PPE supply is adequate, she says.
There is space for more patients. PPE supply is adequate, she says.
Says she will reveal more details about staffing at the Wednesday briefing.
Siragusa: Answer screening questions honestly when you seek medical care.
Siragusa: Abseenteeism is impacting health care because workers have sick kids.
Roussin: R value in MB is near 2, expecting 5,000 cases by end of week.
Siragusa says medicine beds 90 per cent occupied.
Capacity remains in critical case.
So there is space - but it's getting busier.
Says Winnipeg capacity is "green into orange, but we're not in red yet"
Capacity remains in critical case.
So there is space - but it's getting busier.
Says Winnipeg capacity is "green into orange, but we're not in red yet"
Siragusa asked about situation at St. B, where health-care workers say they can't take more.
She says resources will be shifted there. [Doesn't say precisely how.]
She says resources will be shifted there. [Doesn't say precisely how.]
Roussin asked about next round of restrictions if indicators remain poor.
Says further restrictions on indoor gatherings would be next.
Says further restrictions on indoor gatherings would be next.
Winnipeg test-positivity rate: 8.3 per cent
Roussin asked why he doesn't reduce group sizes from 5.
Says it's more impt to ensure that's observed.
Halloween trick or treating outdoors is low risk, he says.
Says it's more impt to ensure that's observed.
Halloween trick or treating outdoors is low risk, he says.
Roussin says raising the alarm today will help people make wise choices.
Roussin says the examples he cited today were from this past weekend.
Siragusa says province is looking at rapid testing for health care workers in COVID-affected hospitals.
Siragusa says St. B is backfilling absent surgical team.
Roussin says a number of regions stepped in over the weekend to assist with contact tracing.
Roussin can not say what percentage of contacts are being identified within 24 hours. Hopes to be able to say that within a week.
Siragusa: Critical point for hospitals is when some services have to be cut.
Says if numbers keep rising, we'll get there soon.
Says if numbers keep rising, we'll get there soon.
Siragusa says equipment (EKGs, ventilators, PPE) and space (rooms, beds) are not issues for hospital capacity.
Main issue is staffing. Staff needs to be healthy and safe.
Main issue is staffing. Staff needs to be healthy and safe.
WRHA confirms 18 people have died in the Parkview Place outbreak.
Roussin asked if Steinbach ought to be elevated to orange, given high cases there.
He says he's looking at it.
He says he's looking at it.
Northern region test-positivity rate: 4.8 per cent
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