111 new cases of COVID-19 identified in the province today. No deaths were reported due to the virus.
The five-day test positivity rate is currently 5.2 per cent provincially and 3.7 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 32,903.
Today’s cases are from the following health regions:
- one case in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- 71 cases in the Northern health region;
- three cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- five cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 31 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 989 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 30,997 people listed as recovered.
151 people are being treated in the hospital of which 58 are considered infectious. 22 people with the virus are in Intensive Care Units with 10 of them still considered infectious.
Public Health officials announced an additional 13 cases of the B.1.1.7 (UK) COVID-19 variant and one B.1.351 variant today. All of the new variant of concern cases are from the Winnipeg health region.
The total number of confirmed variant of concern cases of B.1.1.7 is 43 and B.1.351 is 12, bringing the total number of confirmed variant of concern cases to 55.
917 Manitobans have died since COVID-19 first arrived in the province.
1,515 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 552,738 tests completed.
Public health officials advise of a possible COVID-19 exposure on the morning of March 12 until 1 p.m. at Wilson Court, 301 Kroeker Ave. in Steinbach. Any person experiencing symptoms since attending the site should isolate immediately and go for testing.
LINK | Manitoba COVID-19 Dashboard
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