Health officials have announced one more death and 35 new cases of COVID-19 today.
The province’s most recent death is a man in his 60’s from Winnipeg.
Today Manitoba expanded the eligibility criteria at vaccination supersites to include individuals born on or before Dec. 31, 1930, and First Nations people born on or before Dec. 31. 1950.
The province is now releasing more information on the race, ethnicity and Indigeneity (REI) from people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Manitoba. To review the full report, click here.
There have been a total of 31,894 cases of the virus identified in Manitoba.
The total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 896
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• two cases in Interlake–Eastern health region
• 16 cases in the Northern health region
• zero cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• one case in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 16 cases in the Winnipeg health region
There are 1,171 active cases and 29,827 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 68 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 116 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 184 hospitalizations.
There are 12 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 13 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 25 ICU patients.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (0), Duck Mountain (2), Porcupine Mountain (2) and Asessippi (4). Brandon has 2 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 2 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 8.
