Province announces five more measles cases

The Manitoba government announced five new confirmed cases of measles Friday, for a total of 230 since February.

The number of probable cases decreased to 15 from 18 since the previous weekly update.

The latest numbers are accurate as of Saturday. The province is now releasing the weekly numbers on Fridays instead of Wednesdays.

The province also notified the public of three more locations where people might have been exposed to measles.

The locations are:

• Garden Valley Collegiate in Winkler, from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Oct. 9
• Dairy Queen in Winkler, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Oct. 9
• Zion Church in Schanzenfeld, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 12

Public health officials asked anyone who was in those locations during those times to check their immunization records and ensure they are up to date with measles vaccines.