Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.2 per cent and 35 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 1,186.

 

 

The data shows:
• one new case in the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority;
• 12 new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• five new cases in Southern Health-Santé Sud; and
• 17 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The data also shows:
• 462 active cases and 710 individuals have recovered from COVID-19; and
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 14.

Preliminary investigations show that eight of the cases announced today are close contacts of previously-announced cases. Additional case investigations are continuing.

Preliminary testing numbers show an additional 1,542 laboratory tests were completed on Saturday, bringing the total number of tests completed since early February to 134,920.

Case investigations indicate three cases previously-identified in the Prairie Mountain Health region are linked to a unit on the second floor of the Assiniboine Building of the Brandon Regional Health Centre in Brandon. This information has been shared with families and staff. Close contacts are being identified, and the case investigations are continuing.