Manitoba health officials reported 189 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 8 deaths.
One of those eight deaths was in the Northern health region, and the rest were all in Winnipeg, including a man in his 30s.
Possible Changes To Lockdown Restrictions This Week
Manitoba’s code red lockdown measures expire on Friday, Jan 22. The province’s top health officials have indicated there could be a relaxation of some restrictions.
“We’re seeing those hospital numbers gradually come down,” said Dr. Brent Roussin, but added, “certainly not as fast as we want.”
He says with noted improvement to test positivity rates, overall case numbers, and the strain on the healthcare system — measures could be relaxed because public health “always wants to take the least restrictive means.”
But Roussin said any loosening of restrictions will be "very cautious and slow.”
Premier Brian Palliser announced on Friday that “we hope to be in a position early next week to inform Manitobans of our planned path forward.”
Today’s COVID-19 Numbers
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.4% provincially and 7.2% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 27,511.
The data also shows 3,081 active cases and 23,661 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 137 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 155 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (292 hospitalizations total).
There are 24 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 15 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (39 ICU patients total).
The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 769.
The location of new cases announced Sunday is as follows:
• 12 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region
• 95 cases in the Northern health region
• nine cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• eight cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region
• 65 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (6), Riding Mountain (0, down from 3), Porcupine Mountain (54), Duck Mountain (7), Asessippi (5), Little Saskatchewan (3), Whitemud (2), and Agassiz Mountain (43). Brandon has 69 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 62 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 51.
Public health officials advise eight additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a male in his 70s from the Northern health region
• a male in his 30s from the Winnipeg health region
• a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at Health Sciences Centre GA4
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at the Southeast Personal Care Home
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region
