Manitoba Public Health announced there were 103 new cases of the virus today. One case was removed as it was from out of province. This brings the total net new cases today to 102. The total number of lab-confirmed cases stands at 6,377.
Five additional deaths from Winnipeg have been reported today including a female in her 60s, a female in her 80s, a male in his 80s, a male in his 90s and a female in her 80s related to the outbreak at the Maples personal care home.
The five-day test positivity rate in Winnipeg is 9.3 per cent. Province wide the rate is 8.6 per cent.
Of the cases reported today there are 13 cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, 15 cases in the Southern Health Region, 12 cases in the Northern Health Region, two cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region and 61 cases in the Winnipeg Health Region.
There are 130 people being treated in hospital with 20 in intensive care.
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 is 85.
There are currently 3,495 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, of those 2,622 are in Winnipeg. There are 2,797 people are listed as recovered.
2,410 laboratory tests were completed yesterday. According to Manitoba Public Health, the total number of completed tests since early February is 265,264.
Outbreaks
Outbreaks have been declared at Fred Douglas Lodge personal care home, Seine River Retirement Home and Misericordia Health Centre’s Transitional Care unit. All three 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 not socialize with people from outside their household, to cut down the number of close contacts and avoid closed-in or crowded spaces.
Officials are advising the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region that anyone who is symptomatic, or has a household member who is symptomatic, the entire household needs to self-isolate. The symptomatic individual needs to stay in their own room and, if possible, use their own bathroom and not use common areas.
Public health is continuing to advise Winnipeg residents and visitors to the city to stay home if sick, wash your hands, cover your cough and physically distance when you are with people outside your household. If you cannot physically distance, you should wear a mask to help reduce your risk. Reduce the number of close contacts outside your household, and avoid closed-in or crowded spaces.
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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