230 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the province today. Two cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 228. Two deaths were reported due to the virus:
- a female in her 50s from Northern health region; and
- a male in his 60s from Northern health region.
The five-day test positivity rate is currently 7.2 per cent provincially and 8.3 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 38,439
Today’s cases are from the following health regions:
- five cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- 11 cases in the Northern health region;
- 23 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 14 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 177 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 2,263 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 35,203 people listed as recovered.
142 people are in hospital related to the virus of which 80 people have active COVID-19.
41 people are in the Intensive Care Unit due to COVID-19, 28 of those still have active cases of the virus.
Varients of concern cases in Manitoba:
| Health Region | B.1.1.7 (UK) | Unspecified | B.1.351 | P1 (Brazil) | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg | 856 | 552 | 19 | 7 | 5 |
| Southern | 87 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Prairie Mountain | 117 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interlake-Eastern | 92 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1,201 | 670 | 20 | 9 | 6 |
2,941 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 656,519 tests completed.
The total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Manitoba is 973.
LINK | Manitoba COVID-19 Dashboard
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