291 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the province today. One case has been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 290. One death was reported due to the virus:
- a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern.
The five-day test positivity rate is currently 8.5 per cent provincially and 9.2 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 39,814
Today’s cases are from the following health regions:
- 12 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- seven cases in the Northern health region;
- 31 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 29 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 212 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 2,692 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 36,142 people listed as recovered.
182 people are in hospital with COVID-19 of which 120 have active cases of the virus.
There are 47 people in intensive care units due to the virus with 36 of those having active cases.
Varients of concern cases in Manitoba:
| Health Region | B.1.1.7 (UK) | Unspecified | B.1.351 | P1 (Brazil) | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg | 1,106 | 897 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Southern | 129 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Prairie Mountain | 197 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interlake-Eastern | 131 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1,621 | 1,052 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
2,717 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 673,5633 tests completed.
The total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Manitoba is 980.
Outbreaks have been declared at two schools in Winnipeg and they have moved to remote learning – Holy Cross School until May 12 and The King’s School until May 16.
LINK | Manitoba COVID-19 Dashboard
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