Manitoba’s public health officials will hold their daily COVID-19 briefing at 1 p.m. Saturday. The province recorded its fourth death related to the disease caused by novel coronavirus Friday, said chief public health officer Dr.
Brent Roussin. That victim was a man in his 70s who had been in intensive care. Prior to his hospitalization, he had been at a personal care home — but Roussin said officials don’t believe he contracted the virus there.
Officials also announced six new cases Friday, which brought the total number of cases in Manitoba to 230 — 134 of those cases are considered active.
People who have recovered from the illness or who have died are not included in the active caseload by public health. [ Sign up for our Health IQ