179 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified and five additional deaths were reported Thursday
The current provincial COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.4 per cent.
Of the cases identified in the province today, 94 are people who have not been vaccinated. Eight have been partially vaccinated and 77 are people who are fully vaccinated
There are 1,404 active cases of COVID-19 in the province with 157 people hospitalized. 30 Manitobans are being treated in intensive care units
3,682 lab tests were taken yesterday. That brings the total number of COVID-19 tests completed in the province since February 2020 to 1,141,753
The total number of people who died from the virus in Manitoba is 1,281.
Outbreaks have been declared at:
- Amber Meadow Retirement Home in Winnipeg
- Arborg Personal Care Home in Arborg
- New Era School, grade 4/5, in Brandon; and
- École Sacré-Coeur, grade 2, in Winnipeg.
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