112 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the province today. No deaths were reported due to the virus.

The five-day test positivity rate is currently 5.9 per cent provincially and 5.7 per cent in Winnipeg.

The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 35,213.

Today’s cases are from the following health regions:

• seven cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
• 27 cases in the Northern health region;
• nine cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• four cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 65 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

There are currently 1,312 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 32,952 people listed as recovered.

136 people are being treated in the hospital of which 59 are considered infectious. 31 people with the virus are in Intensive Care Units with 14 of them still considered infectious.

The total number of confirmed variants of concern cases of B.1.1.7 is 364 and B.1.351 is 20. 28 variants of concern cases have not been categorized bringing the total number of confirmed variant of concern cases to 412.

949 Manitobans have died since COVID-19 first arrived in the province.

2,149 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 604,324 tests completed.

Public health officials advise of possible exposures linked to a B.1.1.7 variant of concern case on Winnipeg transit on the following dates, routes and times:

• April 2 – Blueline Route: from 3:30 p.m. at Graham Ave. and Fort St. to 4 p.m. at Chancellor Blueline Station;
• April 3 – Route 15: from 1:30 p.m. at Mackenzie St. and Boyd Ave. to 1:45 p.m. at Portage Ave. and Donald St.;
• April 3 – Route #15: from 4:30 p.m. at Ellice Ave. and Empress St. to 5:10 p.m. at Mackenzie St. and Boyd Ave.; and
• April 6 – Route #17: from 9:10 a.m. at McGregor St. and Boyd Ave. to 9:30 a.m. at Graham Ave. and Fort St.

LINK | Manitoba COVID-19 Dashboard

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