Manitoba announced 241 new cases of #COVID19 and 5 new deaths on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.
Active cases: 3,455
Total caseload: 6,275
Recovered: 2,740
Deaths: 80
Active cases: 3,455
Total caseload: 6,275
Recovered: 2,740
Deaths: 80
Five-day Manitoba #COVID19 test-positivity rate: 9 per cent (new record)
Tests completed Sunday: 2,458
Tests completed Sunday: 2,458
The five latest Manitobans to die of #COVID19 are all Winnipeg women:
• One in her 50s
• One in her 60s (St. Boniface outbreak)
• One in her 70s (Parkview Place outbreak)
• One in her 80s (Simkin Centre outbreak)
• One in her 90s (Maples personal care home outbreak)
• One in her 50s
• One in her 60s (St. Boniface outbreak)
• One in her 70s (Parkview Place outbreak)
• One in her 80s (Simkin Centre outbreak)
• One in her 90s (Maples personal care home outbreak)
Change in isolation protocol:
Anyone symptomatic or whose household member is symptomatic must isolate until test result comes back negative.
Roussin says he knows this will lead to absenteeism.
Health-care workers/first responders exempt. Some others, potentially.
Anyone symptomatic or whose household member is symptomatic must isolate until test result comes back negative.
Roussin says he knows this will lead to absenteeism.
Health-care workers/first responders exempt. Some others, potentially.
Repeat: Entire households must self-isolate pending results of COVID test by one symptomatic person.
Symptomatic people should have zero contacts.
Says household members are getting sick and spreading the virus.
Roussin says there alternate accommodations are avail.
Symptomatic people should have zero contacts.
Says household members are getting sick and spreading the virus.
Roussin says there alternate accommodations are avail.
Winnipeg test-positivity rate: 9.8 per cent.
"Officials advise this number is less reliable due to the smaller sample size."
"Officials advise this number is less reliable due to the smaller sample size."
Regional breakdown of new Manitoba #COVID19 cases:
• 122 Winnipeg
• 44 Southern Health
• 35 Interlake–Eastern
• 29 Northern
• 11 Prairie Mountain
• 122 Winnipeg
• 44 Southern Health
• 35 Interlake–Eastern
• 29 Northern
• 11 Prairie Mountain
New outbreaks:
- Convalescent Home of Winnipeg
- Poseidon Care Centre in Winnipeg.
Both move to red.
- Convalescent Home of Winnipeg
- Poseidon Care Centre in Winnipeg.
Both move to red.
The Calvary Place outbreak in Winnipeg has been declared over.
Outbreak updates:
Parkview Place PCH: 138 cases, 23 deaths
Maples PCH: 146 cases, six deaths
Victoria Hospital: 45 cases, one death
Headingley jail: 44 cases
Parkview Place PCH: 138 cases, 23 deaths
Maples PCH: 146 cases, six deaths
Victoria Hospital: 45 cases, one death
Headingley jail: 44 cases
Roussin now reminding Manitobans to reduce contacts, stay home when they can and only send one person out to shop.
Siragusa now speaking about health-care capacity.
Three ICU beds added in Winnipeg, 6 beds added in Brandon.
Total cap now is 80 critical care beds, up from 71 last week.
Snapshot: 75 of 80 beds in use, 18 of them occupied by COVID patients, 11 of whom are on ventilators.
Three ICU beds added in Winnipeg, 6 beds added in Brandon.
Total cap now is 80 critical care beds, up from 71 last week.
Snapshot: 75 of 80 beds in use, 18 of them occupied by COVID patients, 11 of whom are on ventilators.
Siragusa says 50 health-care workers tested positive last week
48 Winnipeg
2 Southern health
48 Winnipeg
2 Southern health
Siragusa reminds surgery rooms can be converted to acute care if needed.
Siragusa: Assume your surgery is proceeding as planned unless someone contacts you and tells you otherwise.
Roussin asked what he thinks of the curfew idea floated by the premier.
Says limited travel bans can help reduce gatherings.
Says limited travel bans can help reduce gatherings.
Roussin asked how you share a washroom with someone who is isolating and symptomatic.
Says: Wash hands, ensure symptomatic person wears mask, disinfect often.
Says: Wash hands, ensure symptomatic person wears mask, disinfect often.
Roussin asked to comment on civil liberties challenge on travel restrictions for people coming from the east.
Says MB is doing whatever it can to reduce numbers.
Says MB is doing whatever it can to reduce numbers.
Roussin asked how many contact tracers MB had on Sept. 2, Oct. 2 and today.
Can not say, though they have been assigned.
Can not say, though they have been assigned.
Officials asked what they're doing to support Maples PCH.
Siragusa says more external resources may be added.
Siragusa says more external resources may be added.
Roussin asked why so many Maples PCH residents tested positive and were said to be asymptomatic.
Says some may have recovered, he surmises.
Says some may have recovered, he surmises.
Roussin says MB is taking steps to reduce the contact-tracing backlog and is taking further steps.
[Doesn't say what they are.]
[Doesn't say what they are.]
Siragusa says allegations of insufficent protective equipment for nurses may be the result of poor communication.
"Every time I follow up, it seems to me they're receiving it."
"Every time I follow up, it seems to me they're receiving it."
Roussin: No knowledge of tickets handed out over the weekend.
Roussin on letter from doctors: We value input from health-care providers.
Siragusa claims she has not seen the letter.
"They haven't talked to me."
Says she will read the letter.
Roussin: If we continue on the current case trajectory, we will see excess mortality.
Meaning, people will die because of a lack of available medical care.
Meaning, people will die because of a lack of available medical care.
Roussin responds again to letter from physicians:
Manitobans must change their habits to help out health care.
Manitobans must change their habits to help out health care.
The briefing is over.
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