The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 14 per cent provincially and 13.7 per cent in Winnipeg, and 475 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on November 19, 2020, bringing the total lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 12,482.

Public health officials advise eight additional deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported today that include:

  • a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Keekinan Centre;
  • a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;
  • a male in his 70s from the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region and linked to the outbreak at Rest Haven Nursing Home;
  • a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;
  • a male in his 80s from the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region and linked to the outbreak at Rest Haven Nursing Home;
  • a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;
  • a male in his 90s from the Prairie Mountain Health region and linked to the outbreak at the Gilbert Plains personal care home; and
  • a female in her 90s from the Prairie Mountain Health region and linked to the outbreak at the Gilbert Plains personal care home.

Today’s data shows:

  • 12 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
  • 55 cases in the Northern health region;
  • 13 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
  • 124 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
  • 271 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:

  • 7,629 active cases and 4,655 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
  • there are 263 people in hospital with 43 people in intensive care; and
  • the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 198.

Laboratory testing numbers show 3,269 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 321,853. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.

Public health officials have advised that outbreaks have been declared at Winnipeg’s Health Science Centre GA3 unit, the Buhler Active Living Centre in Winkler, the Oakwood Place in Blumenort and St. Paul’s Personal Care Home in Dauphin. The sites have been moved to Critical (red) on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.

Possible exposure locations are listed online by region at the province’s #RestartMB Pandemic Response System webpage. For up-to-date information on possible public exposures to COVID-19 in regions, visit gov.mb.ca and click on your region.

The chief provincial public health officer urges Manitobans to only leave their homes for essential purposes. When leaving the house to obtain essentials, be sure to physically distance, wear a mask in indoor public places and avoid crowded spaces. Do not leave the home if you are sick, or when any member of your family is sick. Further, do not socialize with anyone from outside your household.

Public health officials are also advising that anyone who is symptomatic, or has a household member who is symptomatic, the entire household needs to self-isolate pending COVID-19 test results. For information on self-isolation, visit gov.mb.ca.

The online assessment tool can be found at sharedhealthmb.ca and COVID-19 symptoms can be found at gov.mb.ca.

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

For up-to-date information on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System, visit manitoba.ca.