Manitoba closed out the weekend adding another 12 deaths and 243 new cases.
All of the deaths announced Sunday are individuals from the Winnipeg health region. You can find a full list of the most recent Manitobans to die after contracting COVID-19, at the bottom of this article.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.7% provincially and 13.4% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is now 13,544.
There are 8,122 active cases and 5,193 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. There are 288 people in hospital with 52 people in intensive care.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 229.
Today’s data shows:
• 14 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region
• 29 cases in the Northern health region
• 16 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• 49 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region
• 135 cases in the Winnipeg health region
Five Cases Added In The Riding Mountain Health District
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (7), Riding Mountain (18, up from 13), Swan River (8), Porcupine Mountain (7), Duck Mountain (10), Asessippi (9), Little Saskatchewan (9), Whitemud (21), and Agassiz Mountain (1). Brandon has 116 active cases.
Pictured: the Riding Mountain health district | courtesy of the Government of Manitoba
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 77 active cases. The Fisher/Peguis health district has 121 cases.
Manitobans are being urged to only leave their homes for essential purposes, and to avoid leaving the home when sick, or when any member of their family is sick.
Public health officials advise 12 additional deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported today, including:
• a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region
• a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the Victoria General Hospital outbreak
• a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the Parkview Place outbreak
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the Maples Long Term Care Home outbreak
• a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region
• a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the Beacon Hill Lodge outbreak
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the St. Norbert Personal Care Home outbreak
