Manitoba to give update on COVID-19 cases, measures

WINNIPEG -- The Province of Manitoba is set to give an update on Wednesday on COVID-19 cases and measures.

Manitoba health officials, including Dr. Brent Roussin and Lanette Siragusa, are set to hold a news conference at 11 a.m. CT. CTV News Winnipeg will be live streaming the event.

On Tuesday, the province announced non-essential and routine diagnostic testing will be postponed until further notice.

Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, also confirmed some COVID-19 tests have been compromised and new tests have been ordered.

The province has announced a total of 21 cases in the province, both probable and lab-confirmed.

This is a developing story, more details to come.

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  Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, and Lanette Siragusa, the chief nursing officer for Shared Health, talking about COVID-19.