133 new cases of COVID-19 identified in the province today. Eight more people died from the virus.
Those who died from COVID-19 are identified as:
- a female in her 80s from the Interlake–Eastern health region, linked to the outbreak at the Beausejour Hospital;
- a female in her 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the outbreak at Heritage Life Personal Care Home;
- a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
- a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Southeast Personal Care Home;
- a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the St. Norbert Personal Care Home;
- a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Charleswood Care Centre;
- a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Charleswood Care Centre; and
- a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Convalescent Home of Winnipeg.
The five-day test positivity rate is currently 8.7 per cent provincially and 5.4 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 29,128.
Today’s cases are from the following health regions:
- 17 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- 61 cases in the Northern health region;
- 19 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- seven cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 29 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 3,456 active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba with 24,851 people listed as recovered.
277 people are being treated in the hospital of which 124 are considered infectious. 37 people with the virus are in Intensive Care Units with 25 of them still considered infectious.
821 Manitobans have died since COVID-19 first arrived in the province.
2,263 tests were completed yesterday. Since the virus first arrived in February 2020, there have been 471,624 tests completed.
An outbreak has been declared at St. Paul’s Personal Care Home in The Pas.
LINK | Manitoba COVID-19 Dashboard
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