Manitoba Public Health announced there were 487 new cases of the virus today. The total number of lab-confirmed cases stands at 16,118.
Officials have reported 10 additional deaths today due to COVID-19:
- a male under the age of 10 from the Winnipeg health region;
- a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
- a male in his 60s from the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- a male in his 70s from the Prairie Mountain health region and linked to the outbreak at Gilbert Plains Personal Care Home;
- a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Heritage Lodge;
- a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region;
- a female in her 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
- a male in his 80s from the Prairie Mountain health region and linked to the outbreak at Fairview Home;
- a female in her 90s from the Prairie Mountain health region and linked to the outbreak at Gilbert Plains Personal Care Home; and
- a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Park Manor Care.
The five-day test positivity rate in Manitoba is 14.2 per cent. In Winnipeg, the test positivity rate is 13.9
Of the cases reported today there are 23 cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, 38 cases in the Northern Health Region, 15 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region, 104 cases in the Southern Health Region and 307 cases in the Winnipeg Health Region.
There are 327 people being treated in hospital with 44 in intensive care.
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 is 290.
There are currently 9,024 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 6,804 people are listed as recovered.
2,260 laboratory tests were completed yesterday. According to Manitoba Public Health, the total number of completed tests since early February is 348,768.
Outbreaks have been declared at the Health Sciences Centre on GD4 in Winnipeg and the Manitoba Developmental Centre in Portage la Prairie. The sites have been moved to Critical (red) on the Pandemic Response System.
Information on possible exposures in all regions can be accessed through the following links:
The chief provincial public health officer urges Manitobans to only leave their homes for essential purposes. When leaving the house to obtain essentials, be sure to physically distance, wear a mask in indoor public places and avoid crowded spaces. Do not leave the home if you are sick, or when any member of your family is sick. Further, do not socialize with anyone from outside your household.
Public health officials are also advising that anyone who is symptomatic or has a household member who is symptomatic, the entire household needs to self-isolate pending COVID-19 test results.
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