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Case numbers spike as three more deaths reported

Manitoba Public Health announced there were 441 new cases of the virus today. The total number of lab-confirmed cases stands at 8,130.

Three more deaths were reported today due to COVID-19, a female in her 70s, a female in her 80s and a female in her 90s linked to an outbreak at the Seine River Retirement Home. All three deaths were from the Winnipeg Health Region.

The five-day test positivity rate is 9.2 per cent. In Winnipeg, the rate is 8.9 per cent.

Of the cases reported today there are 16 cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, 86 cases in the Southern Health Region, 12 cases in the Northern Health Region, nine cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region and 318 cases in the Winnipeg Health Region.

There are 173 people being treated in hospital with 25 in intensive care.

The number of deaths related to COVID-19 is 106.

There are currently 4,849 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, of those 3,559 are in Winnipeg. There are 3,175 people are listed as recovered.

3,590 laboratory tests were completed yesterday. According to Manitoba Public Health, the total number of completed tests since early February is 285,269.

Information on possible exposures in all regions can be accessed through the following links:

Northern Region

Interlake- Eastern Region

Prairie Mountain Region

Southern Health Region

Winnipeg Region

Flight Information

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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