As of 9:30 a.m. today, 216 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the province, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 28,476.

Public health officials advise three additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:

  • a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
  • a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region; and
  • a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 9.8 per cent provincially and 6.5 per cent in Winnipeg. 

Today’s COVID-19 data shows:

  • 14 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region;
  • 22 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
  • 118 cases in the Northern health region;
  • 12 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region; and
  • 50 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:

  • 3,372 active cases and 24,307 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
  • there are 135 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 137 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 272 hospitalizations;
  • there are 26 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 14 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 40 ICU patients; and
  • the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 798. Due to a data correction, one death that had been reported earlier has been removed.

Laboratory testing numbers show 1,836 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 463,084. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.