476 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the province today. Three cases have been removed due to a data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 473. Six deaths were reported due to the virus:
- a male in his 50s from the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern;
- a female in her 30s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern;
- a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an unspecified variant of concern;
- a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
- a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern; and
- a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the P.1 variant of concern.
The five-day test positivity rate is currently 14.3 per cent provincially and 16.8 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 47,977
Today’s cases are from the following health regions:
- 24 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- 26 cases in the Northern health region;
- 22 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 44 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 360 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 4,984 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 41,965 people listed as recovered.
298 people are in hospital with COVID-19 of which 241 have active cases of the virus.
There are 74 people in intensive care units due to the virus with 53 of those having active cases.
3,557 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 743,131 tests completed.
The total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Manitoba is 1,028.
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