Public health officials have announced 82 new cases of COVID-19.
Today’s announcement is the lowest increase in cases since October 19th when there were 80 cases reported.
Four additional deaths were also announced today:
- a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region
- a female in her 50s from the Northern health region
- a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region
- a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Concordia Place Personal Care Home
The total number of deaths due to the virus is 842.
The current five-day COVID test positivity rate is 6.1% provincially and 3.8% in Winnipeg.
The total amount of COVID cases in Manitoba is 30,158.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
- six cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region
- 26 cases in the Northern health region
- eight cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
- six cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
- 36 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (3, up from 1), Riding Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (44, down from 48), Duck Mountain (1), Asessippi (12, down from 13), Little Saskatchewan (6, down from 7), Whitemud (2), and Agassiz Mountain (5, down from 10). Brandon has 28 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 70 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 70.
Today’s data from the province shows 3,309 active COVID cases and 26,007 recoveries.
101 people are in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 158 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 259 hospitalizations.
While there are 23 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 17 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 40 ICU patients.
