WINNIPEG

Probable case of COVID-19 in Manitoba the 19th

CTV News Winnipeg

Mason DePatie CTV Winnipeg Videojournalist

Published Saturday, March 21, 2020 5:46PM CST

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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WINNIPEG -- On Saturday evening, public health officials announced an additional probable case of COVID-19 had been identified on top of a confirmed case Saturday morning.

The new probable case brings the number of cases in the province to 19.

Case 19 is a woman in her 30s who lives in Winnipeg. The province said the case is likely related to travel.

Information about flights where a person with a lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 had symptoms at the time of travel are updated as information becomes available online.

Any person concerned about their exposure to or risk of having COVID-19 should call Health Links at 204-788-8200 or toll-free at 1-888-315-9257 before arriving at a testing site.