For the 2nd straight day, public health officials announced there were no new cases of COVID-19 identified in Manitoba.
One case previously considered probable has now been ruled out, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases down to 289.
The case that’s been ruled out was associated with the cluster at a trucking company in Brandon. With that case now ruled out, the number of cases associated with that cluster is down to 10.
There are currently 30 active cases in Manitoba; four people are in hospital and one person is in intensive care.
There have been 7 deaths attributed to the virus in Manitoba.
Beginning today, Manitobans experiencing flu or cold-like symptoms no longer require a referral from Health Links — or their family physician — before heading to a community site for COVID-19 testing.
Anyone with symptoms is encouraged to use the online screening tool to determine whether they meet the necessary criteria to be tested.
For more information and to access the online screening tool for COVID-19, click here.
For up-to-date information on testing criteria and community screening sites, visit here.
