Public health officials are advising of nine additional deaths due to COVID-19 today, one of which was a male in his 70s from Southern Health–Santé Sud.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.7 per cent provincially and 10.8 per cent in Winnipeg, and 431 new cases of the virus have been identified. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 9,308.

Today’s data shows:
• 32 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 33 cases in the Northern health region;
• 13 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 101 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 252 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:
• 5,676 cases are currently active and 3,509 individuals have recovered from COVID-19;
• there are 218 people in hospital with 32 people in intensive care; and
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 123.

The other deaths reported today include:
• a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 60s from the Northern health region;
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the St. Boniface Hospital outbreak;
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the Parkview Place outbreak;
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the Misericordia Place Personal Care Home;
• a female in her 70s from the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the Victoria hospital outbreak; and
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the Seine River Retirement Residence, Assisted Living Facility cluster.

Laboratory testing numbers show 5,334 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 296,352. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.

Possible exposure locations are listed online by region at the province’s #RestartMB Pandemic Response System webpage. For up-to-date information on possible public exposures to COVID-19 in regions, visit www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/updates/flights.html#event and click on your region.