There were 80 new cases and four deaths due to COVID-19 reported in Manitoba on Sunday.
All four deaths announced are individuals over the age of 70 from the Winnipeg health region.
With the Super Bowl on Sunday, health officials have issued a reminder to enjoy the NFL title game while adhering to public health guidelines regarding gatherings.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.1% provincially and 3.8% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 30,237.
Today’s new cases are from the following health regions:
• four cases in Interlake–Eastern health region
• 28 cases in the Northern health region
• nine cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• eight cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 31 cases in the Winnipeg health region
There are 3,256 active cases and 26,135 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 in Manitoba.
There are 105 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 158 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (263 hospitalizations total).
There are 21 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 17 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (38 ICU patients total).
The total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 846.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (5, up from 3), Riding Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (43), Duck Mountain (1), Asessippi (12), Little Saskatchewan (4), Whitemud (2), and Agassiz Mountain (4). Brandon has 21 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 70 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 69.
