Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.45 per cent. Thirty-five new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 542.
The data shows there were:
• 20 new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 10 new cases in the Southern Health – Santé Sud health region;
• four new cases in the Winnipeg health region; and
• one new case in the Interlake-Eastern heath region.
While many of today’s cases appear to be linked to known clusters in the Southern Health – Santé Sud health region and Brandon, or are close contacts of a previously announced case, preliminary information suggests that there may be a small number of cases of unknown acquisition in these areas.
Case investigations are ongoing to determine possible COVID-19 exposures. When the investigations are completed, additional information will be provided as needed to inform people of any public health risks.
The data also shows:
• six current hospitalizations, with three individuals in intensive care;
• 182 active cases and 352 individuals have recovered from COVID-19; and
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at eight.
Preliminary testing numbers show an additional 756 laboratory tests were completed on Saturday, bringing the total number of tests completed since early February to 100,830.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, visit www.manitoba.ca/COVID19.