Manitoba Public Health announced there were 427 new cases of the virus today. One case was removed as it was from out of province. This brings the total net new cases to 426. The total number of lab-confirmed cases stands at 7,177.
Four more deaths have been reported in Manitoba on Thursday, a female in her 50s from Southern Health, a female in her 70s and a male in his 70s linked to the outbreak at Victoria Hospital and a female in her 80s linked to the outbreak at St. Boniface Hospital.
The five-day test positivity rate is 8.9 per cent.
Of the cases reported today there are 32 cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, 55 cases in the Southern Health Region, 60 cases in the Northern Health Region, 15 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region and 265 cases in the Winnipeg Health Region.
There are 153 people being treated in hospital with 16 in intensive care.
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 is 91.
There are currently 4,166 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, of those 3,088 are in Winnipeg. There are 2,920 people are listed as recovered.
4.055 laboratory tests were completed yesterday. According to Manitoba Public Health, the total number of completed tests since early February is 272,901.
Outbreaks
Outbreaks have been declared at Rest Haven Care Home, Cedarwood Supportive Housing and Bethesda Place in Steinbach and Park Manor Care Home and the Health Science Centre GA4 unit in Winnipeg.
All of the sites were moved to Critical in 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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