276 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the province today. Six cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 270. Three deaths were reported due to the virus:
- a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region;
- a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region; and
- a male in his 80s from the Prairie Mountain health region and linked to the outbreak at the Russell Health Centre.
The five-day test positivity rate is currently 6.8 per cent provincially and 7.2 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 37,339
Today’s cases are from the following health regions:
- 11 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- 21 cases in the Northern health region;
- 34 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 27 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 183 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 1,891 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 34,481 people listed as recovered.
140 people are being treated in the hospital of which 74 are considered infectious. 34 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 | 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 |
2,815 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 640,928 tests completed.
The total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Manitoba is 967.
LINK | Manitoba COVID-19 Dashboard
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