Public health officials have announced 80 new cases of COVID-19 today.
They've also announced 5 additional deaths, a man in his 70s from the Interlake-Eastern health region, a female in her 80s and 2 females in their 90s from the Winnipeg health region, and a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region linked to the outbreak at the Concordia Place Personal Care Home.
The current 5 day COVID test positivity rate is 5.2% provincially and 3.9% in Winnipeg.
Today's new cases brings the provincial total to 30,766.
Today's COVID-19 data shows:
- two cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region
- 44 cases in the Northern health region
- one case in the Prairie Mountain Health region
- four cases in the Southern Health region
- 29 cases in the Winnipeg health region
There are currently 1,619 active cases of COVID-19 and 28,276 people have been listed as recovered.
There are 84 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 142 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 226 hospitalizations.
There are 12 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 14 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 26 ICU patients.
The total number of deaths in the province is now 871.
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), Little Saskatchewan (0), Whitemud (0), and Agassiz Mountain (1). Brandon has 14 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 14 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 27.
