Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Manitoba on Sunday, marking the highest single-day jump in cases since early April. The update brings the total number of cases identified in the province to 435, the province announced on Twitter. There have been only six days with double-digit case increase since then: April 3 (when 15 new cases were announced), April 4 (12 new cases), April 7 (13 new cases), April 11 (12 new cases), and July 20 and 21, which both had 12 new cases announced. On Saturday, two new cases of the illness caused by the new coronavirus were announced in Manitoba. On Tuesday, Manitoba announced its eighth COVID-19-related death.

Source: CBC News August 02, 2020 18:04 UTC