Manitoba health officials have scheduled a news conference at 1 p.m. CT Friday, to provide an update on the COVID-19 situation within the province.
Officials announced Thursday that symptomatic police officers, firefighters, and paramedics are now being added to the list of people being tested for the illness caused by novel coronavirus.
Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, says testing prioritizes those who are most at-risk, and they’re now able to start expanding.
Roussin also announced three more cases of COVID-19 Thursday, bringing the total to 224 cases in the province. Seventy-six people have recovered from the virus.