Public health officials advise 14 additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a female in her 30s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 50s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 50s from the Interlake–Eastern health region.
• a male in his 60s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Interlake–Eastern health region, linked to the outbreak at the Kin Place;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Charleswood Care Centre;
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Charleswood Care Centre;
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Maples Long Term Care Home;
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Convalescent Home of Winnipeg;
• a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Charleswood Care Centre; and
• a female in her 100s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Maples Long Term Care Home.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13 per cent provincially and 13.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 221 new cases of the virus have been identified and brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 22,047.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• 21 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
• 51 cases in the Northern health region;
• 11 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 27 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 111 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The data also shows:
• 5,829 active cases and 15,681 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
• there are 314 people in hospital with 42 people in intensive care due to COVID-19; and
• the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 537.
Laboratory testing numbers show 2,235 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 396,779. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.
Additional data related to outbreaks at correctional and health-care facilities and personal care homes is now available online. Downloadable and historic data is also available for some of the information. The data can be found at https://manitoba.ca/openmb/datamb/.