Public health officials advise 13 additional deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a male in his 70s from the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• a female in her 70s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the outbreak at Villa Youville personal care home;
• a male in his 70s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Charleswood Care Centre;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Charleswood Care Centre;
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Charleswood Care Centre;
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Charleswood Care Centre;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Park Manor Care Home;
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Park Manor Care Home;
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Charleswood Care Centre; and
• a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Charleswood Care Centre.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.3 per cent provincially and 13.9 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 293 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, one case was removed due to a data correction bringing the new total to 292. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 19,947.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• 39 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 41 cases in the Northern health region;
• 12 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 49 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 152 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The data also shows:
• 5,380 active cases and 14,116 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
• there are 298 people in hospital with 43 people in intensive care due to COVID-19; and
• the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 451.