Manitoba added 55 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and one death.
A man in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region is the 934th Manitoban to die with COVID-19.
The number of variant cases detected in Manitoba is unchanged, at 123.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.9% provincially and 3.1% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 33,922.
The provincial data shows 1,179 active cases and 31,809 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 59 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 81 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 140 hospitalizations.
There are 11 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 27 ICU patients.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are from the following health regions:
• two cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region
• 13 cases in the Northern health region
• three cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• 10 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region
• 27 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 (1), Duck Mountain (2), Porcupine Mountain (35), Asessippi (3). Brandon has one active case.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. Fisher/Peguis health district has seven active cases.
