Manitoba added two deaths and 50 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
The two deaths are both individuals over the age of 80 from the Winnipeg health region.
After three new cases were identified in Prairie Mountain Health on Saturday, one additional case was added Sunday.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.7% provincially and 2.7% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 31,859.
The province says there are 1,194 active cases in Manitoba and 29,770 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 72 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 120 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (192 hospitalizations total).
There are 11 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 15 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (26 ICU patientstotal ).
The total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 895.
There have been a total of five cases of the U.K. variant (B.1.1.7) identified in Manitoba.
Today’s new cases are from the following health regions:
• two cases in Interlake-Eastern health region
• 21 cases in the Northern health region
• one case in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• five cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region
• 21 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Duck Mountain (2), Porcupine Mountain (2) and Asessippi (4). Brandon has 3 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 2 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 8.
