Manitoba Public Health announced there were 153 new cases of the virus today. The total number of lab-confirmed cases stands at 4,088.
The 49th and 50th deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported. Both cases are females from the Winnipeg Health Region and are in their 70s. One of the cases is linked to the outbreak at Misericordia Place
Data, including daily testing numbers, total testing numbers and the test positivity rate, will be unavailable today due to scheduled systems upgrades at public health. Data is expected to be available on Sunday says the province.
Of the cases reported today there are 15 cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, 24 cases in the Southern Health Region, 15 cases in the Northern Health Region, eight cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region and 91 cases in the Winnipeg Health Region.
There are currently 65 people being treated in hospital for COVID-19 with 10 of those in intensive care.
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 is 50.
There are currently 1,922 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. 1553 of those cases are in Winnipeg. There are 2,116 people are listed as recovered.
Public health officials have advised that outbreaks have been declared at Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg on units 5N and 5S, and at the Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie. Both facilities have been elevated to red on the Pandemic Response System.
Information on possible exposures in all regions can be accessed through the following links:
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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