Four new cases of COVID-19 infection were identified in Manitoba Saturday morning, the provincial government said, bringing the total of lab-confirmed and probable positive cases in the province to 267.
Of that 267, there are seven people currently hospitalized, including two in intensive care. Sixty-two cases are considered active, while 199 people are recovered. Six people have died from the virus in the province.
In a news release sent out Saturday afternoon, the province said 435 tests were conducted at Cadham Provincial Laboratory, bringing the number of tests since early February to 22,598.
The public health office is reminding Manitobans to continue their adherence to physical distancing and stay-home measures; travel should be limited to essential trips only, and trips to cottages or outside of one’s home community shouldn’t be made.
The rationale behind that order is that smaller health centres or communities could become strained if seasonal visitors become ill, the public health office says.
