Manitoba Public Health announced there were 476 new cases of the virus today. The total number of lab-confirmed cases stands at 14,558.
Officials announced 12 additional deaths today:
- a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at St. Boniface Hospital, Unit E6;
- a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Health Science Centre unit A4;
- a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at St. Norbert personal care home;
- a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region
- a male in his 70s from Southern Heath–Santé Sud health region;
- a female in her 70s from the Northern health region;
- a male in his 70s from the Southern Heath–Santé Sud health region;
- a male in his 80s from the Southern Heath–Santé Sud health region and linked to the outbreak at the Villa Youville personal care home;
- a male in his 80s from the Southern Heath–Santé Sud health region and linked to the outbreak at Oakview Manor;
- a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Parkview Place;
- a male in his 90s from the Prairie Mountain Health region and linked to the outbreak at the Fairview Personal Care Home; and
- a female in her 90s from the Southern Health
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 37 cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, 38 cases in the Northern Health Region, 33 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region, 111 cases in the Southern Health Region and 257 cases in the Winnipeg Health Region.
There are 292 people being treated in hospital with 47 in intensive care.
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 is 248.
There are currently 8,677 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, of those 6,208 are in Winnipeg. There are 5,633 people are listed as recovered.
3,461 laboratory tests were completed yesterday. According to Manitoba Public Health, the total number of completed tests since early February is 337,489.
An outbreak has been declared at Northern Lights Manor in Flin Flon. They have now moved to Critical on the Pandemic Response System.
Public health will begin using automated calling to expand case and contact monitoring. If someone who is called has a question they can request a call back from the public health nurse by pressing a key on their phone.
The automated system will be initially used to determine if active cases can be marked as recovered. The system will be expanded in the second phase to contact cases and their related contacts.
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.
Officials advise that only people showing symptoms of COVID-19 should go for testing. If you do have symptoms you should seek testing as soon as possible once symptoms appear.
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