127 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 5.1 per cent provincially and 4.9 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 35,815
Today’s cases are from the following health regions:
- 12 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- 29 cases in the Northern health region;
- six cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- five cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 75 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 1,5518 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 33,205 people listed as recovered.
130 people are being treated in the hospital of which 60 are considered infectious. 34 people with the virus are in Intensive Care Units with 17 of them still considered infectious.
Varients of concern cases in Manitoba:
| Health Region | B.1.1.7 (UK) | Unspecified | B.1.351 | P1 (Brazil) | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg | 544 | 55 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Southern | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Mountain | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interlake-Eastern | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 616 | 67 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
955 Manitobans have died since COVID-19 first arrived in the province.
1,954 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 615,906 tests completed.
An outbreak has been declared at Middlechurch Personal Care Home in Winnipeg and the Flin Flon Personal Care Home in Flin Flon.
LINK | Manitoba COVID-19 Dashboard
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