The City of Winnipeg has been broken into 12 distinct neighbourhood districts in order to give a clearer idea of where those who test positive for COVID-19 live.
Dr. Brent Roussin said Thursday the change was coming, but cautioned people to understand that the positive cases don’t reflect where people picked up the virus, only where they live.
“This is a commitment we made when we we started to get to the plans to have kids back in school safely,” said Roussin of releasing the more detailed health info.
“Part of that plan included that commitment that we would keep Manitobans specifically informed of where cases were.
The data shows there have been a total of five deaths in Winnipeg, and the number of cases is fairly even across the city. Total cases range from a low of 14 in St. Boniface and a high of 92 in Seven Oaks.
The district with the current highest number of cases is Seven Oaks at 32, followed by Downtown at 29.
The new numbers updated as of 1 p.m. Friday (Sept. 11) showed the following numbers:
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- Assiniboine South – Active Cases 4, Recovered 34, Deaths 1, Total Cases 39
- Downtown – Active Cases 33, Recovered 27, Deaths 0, Total Cases 60
- Fort Garry – Active Cases 15, Recovered 53, Deaths 0, Total Cases 68
- Inkster – Active Cases 6, Recovered 24, Deaths 0, Total Cases 30
- Point Douglas – Active Cases 16, Recovered 12, Deaths 1, Total Cases 29
- River East – Active Cases 25, Recovered 33, Deaths 2, Total Cases 60
- River Heights – Active Cases 6, Recovered 26, Deaths 1, Total Cases 33
- St. Boniface – Active Cases 3, Recovered 11, Deaths 0, Total Cases 14
- St. James – Active Cases 2, Recovered 25, Deaths 0, Total Cases 27
- St. Vital – Active Cases 11, Recovered 30, Deaths 0, Total Cases 41
- Seven Oaks – Active Cases 29, Recovered 63, Deaths 0, Total Cases 92
- Transcona – Active Cases 8, Recovered 21, Deaths 0, Total Cases 29
The province updated its total numbers Friday afternoon, with 15 new cases identified, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 1,393.
There are currently 12 Manitobans in hospital and four in intensive care, and the province has seen 16 coronavirus-related deaths to date.
Public health officials warned Friday of a potential exposure to COVID-19 that may have occurred on the afternoon of Sept. 1 at the GRMC Vision Centre on 6th Street in Brandon.
While the exposure risk is low, those were in the vicinity are asked to watch for symptoms.
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