New health restrictions were put in place on Friday and starting December 5, kids aged 12 to 17 will need to have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in order to participate in indoor sports or youth can provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours before playing.
And while most restrictions are targeted towards Southern Health, Manitoba's Health Minister Audrey Gordon says that could change.
"We're monitoring the numbers very, very closely," said Gordon. "We do believe the restrictions that we put in place on Friday will help bend the curve and if they don't, restrictions could be changed on a daily basis."
The province announced another 193 cases on Friday and they say there could be more than 200 daily cases by the middle of next month if things don't take a turn for the better. There are still zero active cases in Dauphin, as reported by the province.
The test positivity rate is at 6.1% provincially.
On Friday, the province also said some surgeries have been cancelled or postponed in order to free up hospital space. Anyone who is affected will be notified. The cancellations and postponements will raise Manitoba's intensive care bed capacity to 110.
"We will be announcing very soon a surgical backlog task force," said Gordon. "They will be very heavily focused on what we need to do to ensure individuals get their surgery and diagnostic test."
