Thread by @bkives

Manitoba announced 312 new cases of #COVID19 and a record six new deaths on Sunday, Nov, 1, 2020.

Active cases: 3,255
Total caseload: 6,034
Recovered: 2,646
Deaths: 75

Four deaths were announced yesterday, in two separate releases.

Manitoba #COVID19 patients in hospital: 120 (new record, rise of 13 from Saturday)

In ICU: 18 (down 2)

Five-day Manitoba #COVID19 test-positivity rate: 8.9 per cent (New record, up from 8.7% Saturday)

Tests completed Saturday: 3,697

The six latest Manitobans to succumb to #COVID19:

• Two Winnipeg women in their 80s, one woman in her 90s & a man in his 80s related to the Maples PCH outbreak
• A Steinbach man in his 50s in Southern Health
• A Winnipeg man in his 70s, related to the St. B hospital outbreak

The province says the Winnipeg man in his 80s whose death was disclosed Saturday was also related to the St. Boniface Hospital outbreak.

Winnipeg test-positivity rate: 9.9 per cent

"Officials advise this number is less reliable due to the smaller sample size."

Regional breakdown of new Manitoba #COVID19 cases:

238 Winnipeg
26 Southern
25 Interlake-Eastern
16 Northern
7 Prairie Mountain

The province has declared a #COVID19 outbreak at the Women’s Correctional Centre in Headingley.

It moves to red on the pandemic response system.

Reminder: Winnipeg Metro Region moves to red tomorrow and the rest of the province moves to or remains at orange.

Those new restrictions will be in place at least two weeks.

Public health continues to advise:

Wash your hands
Remain home when sick
Stay home when you can
Mask up when you can not
Keep your distance in public
Keep your contacts to a minimum
Get tested if symptomatic or exposed
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