Health officials announced another day of triple-digit COVID-19 numbers in Manitoba today, as 135 new cases and one death were announced.
Today’s death is a woman in her 80’s from Winnipeg.
Public health officials are advising that Manitoba has entered a third wave of the pandemic.
"I just want to be clear that we are in the beginnings of a third wave in Manitoba. So your actions are critical right now," said Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of Manitoba's vaccine task force.
She warned that Manitobans may see tighter restrictions in the near future if case numbers continue to climb.
Officials are encouraging all Manitobans to stick to the fundamentals to stop the spread of COVID-19 like washing your hands, wearing a mask, physically distancing, and staying home if you are sick.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• four cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
• 33 cases in the Northern health region;
• nine cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 18 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
• 71 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.7 percent provincially and 5.2 percent in Winnipeg.
The total number of cases identified in Manitoba is 35, 104.
There are 1,259 active cases of COVID-19 and 32,896 people have recovered from the virus.
There are 63 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 78 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 141 hospitalizations.
There are 14 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 18 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 32 ICU patients.
No new cases of variants of concern have been reported today. The total number of variant cases is 412.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Swan River (4), Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Duck Mountain (4), Porcupine Mountain (28), Asessippi (8). Brandon has 12 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. The Fisher/Peguis health district has two active cases.
