Manitoba public health reported 475 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 for the week of August 28th to September 3rd a decrease from 622 the previous week. The Winnipeg region reported 235 new cases followed by the Northern health region with 106 down from 270 the previous week. The volume of lab tests decreased to on average 344 people tested per day compared to 358 the previous week with a test positivity rate of 22.5 percent an increase from 22.1 percent in the previous week. There were 70 hospital admissions up from 67 and 16 ICU admissions up from 9 the previous week.
