261 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the province today. Three cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 258. One death was reported due to the virus:
- a male in his 70s from the Prairie Mountain Health region and linked to the Russell Health Centre.
The five-day test positivity rate is currently 6.4 per cent provincially and 6.5 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 36,890
Today’s cases are from the following health regions:
- 25 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- 36 cases in the Northern health region;
- 10 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 31 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 159 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 1,6823 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 34,246 people listed as recovered.
145 people are being treated in the hospital of which 76 are considered infectious. 35 people with the virus are in Intensive Care Units with 21 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 | 567 | 118 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Southern | 45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Mountain | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interlake-Eastern | 48 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 727 | 152 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
3,427 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 633,974 tests completed.
The total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Manitoba is 962.
LINK | Manitoba COVID-19 Dashboard
