Health officials are reporting 261 new cases of COVID-19 today and two deaths.
A man in his 60s from Winnipeg has died after contracting the virus, along with another man in his 90s at the McCreary/Alonsa Health Centre — now the fourth death due to COVID reported at this facility.
The province has not yet provided any additional information about the outbreak at St. Paul’s PCH in Dauphin declared earlier this week.
Gilbert Plains PCH Outbreak Declared Over
Public Health is now declaring the outbreak over at the Gilbert Plains Personal Care Home.
The outbreak, which was first declared November 13, resulted in 42 total confirmed cases. A total of 24 care home residents tested positive, and nine died after contracting the virus that causes COVID-19.
Today’s COVID Numbers in Manitoba
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10% provincially and 7.1% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 26,954.
There are 2,866 active cases and 23,313 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 117 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 173 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (290 hospitalizations total).
There are 16 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 21 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (37 ICU patients total).
The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 755.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
- 11 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region
- 139 cases in the Northern health region
- 23 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
- 13 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region
- 75 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (7), Riding Mountain (3), Swan River (0), Porcupine Mountain (60), Duck Mountain (5), Asessippi (6), Little Saskatchewan (3), Whitemud (4), and Agassiz Mountain (43). Brandon has 73 active cases.
There are 7 active cases in the Dauphin health district | courtesy of the Manitoba Government
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 59 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 41.
