On Thursday health officials in Manitoba announced 111 new cases of COVID-19, and one death, a man in his 70s from the Winnipeg Region.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.3 per cent provincially and 3.8 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 33,696. 1,109 active cases and 31,658 individuals who have recovered from COVID-1
There are 61 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 85 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 146 hospitalizations.
There are 14 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 16 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 30 ICU patients.
There were no new variant cases detected today. The total number of confirmed variant of concern cases of B.1.1.7 is 63 and B.1.351 is 14, bringing the total number of confirmed variant of concern cases to 77.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are from the following health regions:
• zero cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• 53 cases in the Northern health region
• nine cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• three cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 46 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (2), Duck Mountain (4), Porcupine Mountain (32), Asessippi (4), and Little Saskatchewan (0). Brandon has 2 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. Fisher/Peguis health district has seven active cases.
