194 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the province today. Seven deaths were reported due to the virus:
- a male in his 70s from the Northern health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern;
- a female in her 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
- a female in her 90s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern;
- a male in his 70s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to an unspecified variant of concern and an outbreak at Carman Memorial Hospital;
- a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern;
- a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern; and
- a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern.
The five-day test positivity rate is currently 10.8 per cent provincially and 10.2 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 54,357
Today’s cases are from the following health regions:
- 10 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- 15 cases in the Northern health region;
- 25 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 42 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 102 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 3,305 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 49,952 people listed as recovered.
271people are in hospital in Manitoba with COVID-19 of which 193 have active cases of the virus.
There are 82 people in intensive care units due to the virus with 41 of those having active cases in Manitoba and 26 Manitobans being treated in other provinces.
26 patients being treated in ICUs in other provinces have been returned to Manitoba hospitals according to health officials.
1,943 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 801,922 tests completed.
The total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Manitoba is 1,100.
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