259 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 7.1 per cent provincially and 7.6 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 37,598
Today’s cases are from the following health regions:
- six cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- 25 cases in the Northern health region;
- 25 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 15 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 188 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 2,024 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 34,607 people listed as recovered.
139 people are being treated in the hospital of which 74 are considered infectious. 37 people with the virus are in Intensive Care Units with 22 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 | 653 | 343 | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| Southern | 54 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Mountain | 55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interlake-Eastern | 66 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 858 | 447 | 20 | 4 | 3 |
Note: Public Health does not update Variant of Concern data on Sunday
2,955 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 644,136 tests completed.
The total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Manitoba is 967.
Possible public exposures linked to a variant of concern case include:
• Apr. 16: WestJet Flight WS526: departed Calgary at 9:50 p.m., arrived in Winnipeg at 1 a.m., affected rows one to six.
LINK | Manitoba COVID-19 Dashboard
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