Caitlyn Gowriluk

One new case of COVID-19 was announced in Manitoba on Saturday: a woman in her 60s.

The province's daily briefing on COVID-19 was cancelled, so the update was sent in an emailed news release instead.

Eyes, back and feet: What to expect as non-essential medical services return to Manitoba

Optometrists, podiatrists, physiotherapists and chiropractors say they are ready to offer non-emergency services on May 4, under new safety guidelines set out by the province aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19.

MIchelle Boich is petitioning the Liberal government to make a surgery that could save her sight in one eye insurable under OHIP. 

Exam Michelle Boich 

It's been six weeks since regulated health professionals— including optometrists, dentists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, and podiatrists— were told they could only provide urgent or emergency care. On May 4, the province is allowing them to reopen, but with strict safety guidelines.

There is also one more person in hospital with the illness caused by the new coronavirus, bringing the total to six.

This marks the fourth consecutive day there have been no COVID-19 patients in intensive care in Manitoba.

As of Saturday afternoon, there are 280 cases of COVID-19 identified in Manitoba — 38 of which are considered active.

Manitoba COVID-19 caseload status May 2, 2020

The update brings the total number of cases identified in the province to 280 — 38 of which are considered active.

Six Manitobans have died from the illness, and 236 have recovered.

No cough, no fever: Symptoms of some COVID-19 patients don't line up with conventional wisdom

If Al and Martha Bradbury hadn’t been on a cruise ship where there were confirmed cases of COVID-19, the Winnipeg couple may never have associated their symptoms to the virus.

Steven and Kirsten Wirth were on a business trip in Las Vegas in March. Both felt sick when they returned, but only Steven tested positive for Covid-19.

Steven and Kirsten Wirth

Al and Martha Bradbury were on the Costa Luminosa cruise ship in early March but cut their trip short when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Canadians abroad to come home. Al is one of 549 passengers who later tested positive for COVID-19.

Allan and Martha Bradbury

On Friday,&nbsp;780 tests for COVID-19 were done in Manitoba, brining the province's&nbsp;total to&nbsp;26,169.

There are six people with COVID-19 in hospital in Manitoba, none of whom are in intensive care.

Manitoba COVID-19 hospitalizations May 2, 2020

Anyone returning to work is now eligible to access Manitoba's temporary child-care system to find a spot for their kids. Families can use the province's 

Health officials to ask Manitoba COVID-19 patients about ethnicity to see who's affected

Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin says information about patients' backgrounds will help health officials see whether certain groups are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus.

A nurse holds swabs and test tube to test people for COVID-19 at a drive through station set up in the parking lot of the Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., Monday, March 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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A nurse holds swabs and a test tube to test people for COVID-19 in this March file photo. Health workers in Manitoba will now ask people who test positive for COVID-19 to answer voluntary questions about their ethnicity.

On Wednesday, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced the province's 

 in phases. The first phase of that plan, which includes hair salons, dentists and restaurant patios, is set to begin on Monday.&nbsp;

A stack of specimen collection kits to be used for swab testing people for COVID-19.

1 new case of COVID-19 in Manitoba on Saturday

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