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As the province moves to heightened levels on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System, the Manitoba government is building on steps already taken to combat COVID-19.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is nine per cent and 241 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on November 2, 2020, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 6,275.

Manitoba RCMP have announced that it is now launching its Online Crime Reporting system across the province.

Red River Co-op recently donated $70,000 to the Selkirk and District Curling Club through Co-op’s granting program ‘Community Spaces’ – a program that helps to improve community health and well-being by building places for Western Canadians to come together and build social connections.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 8.9 per cent and 312 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on November 1, 2020, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 6,034.

Public health officials advise two additional deaths due to COVID-19 are being reported from October 31, 2020. The deaths were reported in the Winnipeg region, a male in his 60s and a male in his 80s. This brings the total number of deaths to 69.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 8.7 per cent and 349 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on October 31, 2020, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 5,723.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 8.6 per cent and 480 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on October 30, 2020, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 5,374.

Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin announced provincewide changes to the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System in order to halt the growing community transmission of COVID-19 in Manitoba.

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services says uncertainty over the what will happen with COVID continues to result in considerable hog market volatility.