The number of active cases in Dauphin was unchanged on Saturday, but several other Parkland health districts added cases to start the weekend.
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Dauphin (2), Asessippi (5), Porcupine Mountain (1), Little Saskatchewan (2), Whitemud (1). Brandon has 11 active cases.
Today’s data shows:
• eight cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 15 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 15 cases in the Northern health region;
• 24 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 91 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
A total of 153 new COVID-19 cases were recorded across the province Saturday, along with the province’s 49th and 50th deaths — both women in their 70s from Winnipeg. One is linked to an outbreak at Misericordia Place.
The total number of cases in Manitoba is now 4,088. There are 1,922 active cases in the province and 2,116 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 65 people in hospital and 10 people in intensive care.
Public health officials have advised that outbreaks have been declared at Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg on units 5N and 5S, and at the Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie. Both facilities have been elevated to red on the province’s #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.
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