Manitoba's deputy public health officer insists few people are catching COVID-19 at work and says even some cases where people do contract the virus at work should not be considered community transmission.
The Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon health district is at 31 active cases of COVID-19, according to publicly available provincial government data. As of May 28, 261 people in northern Manitoba have active COVID-19 cases and 7,273 NHR residents have tested positive since the pandemic started. Manitoba is continuing to ship residents who are sick with COVID-19 or who require intensive care to Ontario for treatment as the province s health system nears capacity - there are 69 people with COVID-19 in Manitoba ICUs and another 26 Manitobans in out-of-province ICUs. A total of 312 people are in Manitoba hospitals due to COVID-19. No new outbreaks or public exposures have been reported in the NHR. For district-by-district case totals throughout the NHR, see below.
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Another 295 new cases of COVID-19 were found across the province, including 25 new cases in the NHR and two new cases of COVID-19 in the Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon district. The district now has 31 reported COVID-19 cases according to the provincial dashboard. No new outbreaks or public exposures were announced for the NHR May 27. Under the new health orders, most of the same restrictions that apply under previous provincial restrictions will stay exactly the same. Changes include restricting all outdoor gatherings, including those on public property, to household members only and requiring employers to have their employees work from home when possible.