Five deaths and 133 new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Manitoba on Tuesday — well below the 7 day average of 172 new cases.
Public health are reminding Manitobans to self-isolate immediately at the onset of possible COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild. Health officials recommend testing be done as soon as possible once symptoms appear.
Directives from the province ask Manitobans to only leave their homes for essential purposes. When leaving the house, the advice is to physically distance, wear a mask in indoor public places and avoid crowded spaces.
The full list of the most recent deaths in Manitoba due to COVID-19 can be found at the bottom of this article.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.4% provincially and 12.1% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 24,385.
There are 4,424 active cases in Manitoba and 19,302 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 246 people in hospital with active COVID-19, as well as 92 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (338 hospitalizations in total).
32 people are in intensive care units with active COVID-19, as well as four people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (36 ICU patients total).
The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 659.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• six cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• three cases in the Northern health region
• five cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• 22 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 97 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (4), Riding Mountain (4), Swan River (1), Porcupine Mountain (90), Duck Mountain (4), Asessippi (3), Little Saskatchewan (5), and Agassiz Mountain (10). Brandon has 56 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 30 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 34.
Public health officials advise five additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Holy Family Home
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Oakview Extended Care Facility
• a female in her 90s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the outbreak at the Portage District General Hospital
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Convalescent Home.
