Manitoba health officials will update ‘Tobans at 1 p.m. Thursday on the latest novel coronavirus numbers. Global News will livestream the press conference here.
As of Wednesday, the total number of confirmed and probable cases was at 246. A fifth death was reported Wednesday, a woman in her 60s who lived in the Prairie Mountain Health Region who had an underlying medical condition.
Nine people were in hospital, with four in ICU. There were 132 active cases and 108 people have recovered. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The press conference comes after a marathon emergency session at the Manitoba Legislative building Wednesday, where the province granted itself emergency powers to deal with the