Manitoba Public Health announced 25 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, August 13, 2020, as of 9:30 am. The total number of lab-confirmed and probable cases stands at 603.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.19 per cent.
12 of the new cases are in the Prairie Mountain Health region, six new cases in the Southern Health region and Seven cases in the Winnipeg Health region.
The cases identified today include:
Prairie Mountain Health Region
- One male under nine
- One male between 10 and 19
- Two females and two males in their 20s
- One female in her 30s
- Two males and one female in their 40s
- One male in his 50s
- One male in his 60s
Southern Health Region
- One female in her 20s
- One male in her 40s
- One female in her 50s
- Two females in their 70s
Winnipeg Health Region
- two males and two females under the age of nine
- One female in their 30s
- One female and one male in their 50s
Public health says that the majority of Prairie Mountain Health cases continue to be linked to the previously announced cases in Brandon. The cases in Winnipeg are related to travel and close contacts.
There are currently 218 active cases of COVID-19 in the province with 377 people listed as recovered.
Seven people are being treated in hospital of which three are in intensive care.
The total number of deaths in Manitoba related to COVID-19 remains at eight.
1,817 laboratory tests were completed on Wednesday. According to Manitoba Public Health the total number of completed tests since early February to 108,211.
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