Manitoba announced 103 new cases of #COVID19 and five more deaths on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Active cases: 3,495*
Total caseload: 6,377
Recovered: 2,797
Deaths: 85
*Appears inflated due to data-entry backlog
Manitoba #COVID19 patients in hospital: 130 (new record)
In ICU: 20
Five-day Manitoba #COVID19 test-positivity rate: 8.6 per cent
Tests completed Monday: 2,420
This is the lowest daily case count in two weeks.
This is a glimmer of good news.
The five most recent Manitobans to die of #COVID19 are all from Winnipeg:
• Two women - one in her 60s and another in her 80s
• A man in his 80s, related to the Maples PCH outbreak
• Two more men: one in his 80s and another in his 90s
Regional breakdown of new Manitoba #COVID19 cases:
Premier Brian Pallister is speaking. The topic is supposed to be the app he announced way back in the spring - Help Next Door, which is supposed to connect volunteers with people who need help during the #COVID19 pandemic.
The pandemic was 12 days old when he unveiled the app.