Public Health officials have announced the outbreak at the St. Paul’s Personal Care Home in Dauphin has been declared over.
A spokesperson for Prairie Mountain Health says the outbreak was declared after a health care worker tested positive for COVID-19, and says no residents have contracted the virus there.
On Wednesday, health officials also announced 277 new cases of COVID-19, and 14 more deaths.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.2 per cent provincially and 14.5 per cent in Winnipeg.
The full list of the most recent deaths in Manitoba can be found at the bottom of this article.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
- 15 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
- 28 cases in the Northern health region;
- 10 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 24 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 200 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (5), Riding Mountain (21), Swan River (9), Porcupine Mountain (13), Duck Mountain (31), Asessippi (10), Little Saskatchewan (10), Whitemud (22), Agassiz Mountain (1). Brandon has 128 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 57 active cases. Fisher/Peguis has 85.
The total number of cases identified in Manitoba since the beginning of the pandemic is 17,384. Of those cases, 8,970 are considered active, and 8,072 have recovered.
There are 351 people in hospital with 51 in intensive care. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the province is 342.
Public health officials advise 14 additional deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported today including:
- a female in her 40s from the Winnipeg health region;
- a male in his 60s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
- a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
- a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region.
- a male in his 70s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
- a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the St. Norbert Personal Care Home;
- a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Golden Links Lodge;
- a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the St. Norbert Personal Care Home;
- a female in her 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
- a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region;
- a female in her 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the outbreak at Rest Haven Nursing Home;
- a female in her 90s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the outbreak at Rest Haven Nursing Home;
- a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Bethania Mennonite Personal Care Home; and
- a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Charleswood Care Centre.
