Manitoba Public Health announced there were 474 new cases of the virus today. The total number of lab-confirmed cases stands at 9,782.
Officials report nine additional deaths related to COVID-19 for the second day in a row.
- a female in her 50s from the Winnipeg health region;
- a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Parkview Place;
- a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;
- a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;
- a male in his 80s from Southern Health-Santé Sud and linked to the outbreak at the Bethesda Regional Health Care medicine unit;
- a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
- a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;
- a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home; and
- a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Holy Family Long Term Care.
The five-day test positivity rate is 11 per cent. In Winnipeg, the rate is 11.4 per cent.
Of the cases reported today there are 26 cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, 20 cases in the Northern Health Region, 19 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region, 94 cases in the Southern Health Region and 315 cases in the Winnipeg Health Region.
There are 227 people being treated in hospital with 34 in intensive care.
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 is 132.
There are currently 6,030 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, of those 4,398 are in Winnipeg. There are 3,620 people are listed as recovered.
3,717 laboratory tests were completed yesterday. According to Manitoba Public Health, the total number of completed tests since early February is 300,169.
An outbreak has been declared at River East Personal Care Home in Winnipeg. The facility has moved to Critical (red) on. 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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