295 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the province today. Five cases have 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 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern.
The five-day test positivity rate is currently 7.2 per cent provincially and 8.2 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 38,729
Today’s cases are from the following health regions:
- 12 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- 17 cases in the Northern health region;
- 50 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 29 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 187 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 2,375 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 35,380 people listed as recovered.
149 people are in hospital related to the virus of which 87 people have active COVID-19.
39 people are in the Intensive Care Unit due to COVID-19, 24 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 | 931 | 633 | 19 | 7 | 6 |
| Southern | 101 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Prairie Mountain | 125 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interlake-Eastern | 105 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1,312 | 754 | 20 | 9 | 7 |
3,526 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 660,625 tests completed.
The total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Manitoba is 974.
LINK | Manitoba COVID-19 Dashboard
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