Health officials reported 7 more deaths and 270 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
Another active case in the Dauphin health district has been added. More on that below.
The seven additional deaths due to COVID-19 reported today include:
• a female in her 30s from the Interlake–Eastern region;
• a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Victoria General Hospital;
• a male in his 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre; and
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.6 percent provincially and 13.3 percent in Winnipeg.
The total of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 11,608.
There are 7,105 active cases and 4,324 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. There are 240 people in hospital with 41 people in intensive care.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 179.
Today’s data shows:
• 21 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 16 cases in the Northern health region;
• eight cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 106 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 119 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
Outbreak Declared At Winnipegosis Care Home
Outbreaks were declared on Tuesday at several Manitoba care homes — including the Winnipegosis Personal Care Home in Winnipegosis.
No other details about this outbreak have been provided by the province at this time.
The sites have been moved to Critical (red) on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.
Active Cases In The Parkland Area
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Dauphin (5), Riding Mountain (11), Swan River (9), Porcupine Mountain (5), Duck Mountain (2), Asessippi (10), Little Saskatchewan (10), Whitemud (21), and Agassiz Mountain (1).
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 79 active cases. The Fisher/Peguis health district has 146 cases.
