Public health officials have announced 100 new cases of COVID-19 today and one death.
The lone death was a man in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region.
The total number of deaths in the province is still 866 because a data correction has removed a death that was previously reported.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
- two cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region
- 39 cases in the Northern health region
- three cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
- 12 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region
- 44 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (4), Riding Mountain (0), Swan River (0), Porcupine Mountain (5), Duck Mountain (0), Asessippi (12, up from 11), Little Saskatchewan (0), Whitemud (0), and Agassiz Mountain (1). Brandon has 13 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 14 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 27.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5% provincially and 3.8% in Winnipeg.
Manitoba’s total case count is now 30,687.
There are currently 1,628 active cases of COVID-19 and 28,193 people have been listed as recovered.
There are 86 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 144 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 230 hospitalizations.
There are 11 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 17 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 28 ICU patients.
Some COVID-19 testing sites have adjusted hours for Louis Riel Day. Click here for the testing site hours in Prairie Mountain Health.
