Manitoba Public Health announced there were 163 new cases of the virus today. One case was removed due to a data correction so the net number of new cases is 162. The total number of lab-confirmed cases stands at 3,935.
Another death linked to Parkview Place personal care home is Winnipeg was reported today. A male in his 80s became the 48th person to succumb to the virus.
The five-day test positivity rate in Manitoba is 6.5 per cent.
Of the cases reported today there are eight cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, 19 cases in the Southern Health Region, seven cases in the Northern Health Region, one case in the Prairie Mountain Health Region and 128 cases in the Winnipeg Health Region.
51 people are currently in hospital with eight people being treated in intensive care as of Tuesday.
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 is 48.
There are currently 1,855 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. 1518 of those cases are in Winnipeg. There are 2,032 people are listed as recovered.
2,642 laboratory tests were completed yesterday. According to Manitoba Public Health, the total number of completed tests since early February is 236,023.
Public health officials have advised that outbreaks have been declared at Holy Family Personal Care Home, Concordia Personal Care Home, Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre Personal Care Home and Maples Long-Term Care Home, all in Winnipeg. All four facilities have been elevated to red on the Pandemic Response System.
Information on possible exposures in all regions can be accessed through the following links:
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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