Manitoba health officials reported three new cases of the coronavirus Wednesday and say the number of people hospitalized with the virus has doubled since Tuesday.
The new cases include two people in the eastern Interlake and one person from Winnipeg.
The province says six people are now in hospital with COVID-19, including four who are in intensive care. That’s up from the three people, including two in ICU, reported to be in hospital Tuesday.
The province’s total number of known cases reported since March is 407 after health officials removed one case from the onlooking list Wednesday.
Get weekly health news
They say further investigation into a case reported July 25 found the patient — a man in his 50s from Winnipeg — had recovered from a previous infection out of province.
The province says there are 74 known active cases of COVID-19 and 319 people have recovered.
Eight people have died from the virus in Manitoba since March, including a man in his 70s who died July 22 but whose death wasn’t reported by officials until Tuesday.
- Hamilton ‘black soot’ not expected to pose long-term risk, public health says
- Roslin, Ont. farmer faces insurance dispute after life-changing accident
- Certain Whole Foods products recalled over salmonella fears linked to U.S.
- Private plasma donation clinic says it is pausing all collection in Canada
Health officials say 665 tests for COVID-19 were done Tuesday, bringing the total number of tests completed since early February to 86,367.
Questions about COVID-19? Here are some things you need to know:
Symptoms can include fever, cough and difficulty breathing — very similar to a cold or flu. Some people can develop a more severe illness. People most at risk of this include older adults and people with severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung or kidney disease. If you develop symptoms, contact public health authorities.
To prevent the virus from spreading, experts recommend frequent handwashing and coughing into your sleeve. They also recommend minimizing contact with others, staying home as much as possible and maintaining a distance of two metres from other people if you go out. In situations where you can’t keep a safe distance from others, public health officials recommend the use of a non-medical face mask or covering to prevent spreading the respiratory droplets that can carry the virus. In some provinces and municipalities across the country, masks or face coverings are now mandatory in indoor public spaces.
For full COVID-19 coverage from Global News, click here.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.