9 deaths, 238 new cases of COVID in Manitoba

Public health officials are reporting another nine deaths due to COVID-19 and 238 new cases as of 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

Today’s death toll includes:

a female in her 70s from the Interlake-Eastern health region;
a female in her 60s from the Northern health region;
a female in her 70s from the Southern Health-Santé Sud region, linked to an outbreak at Morris General Hospital;
a female in her 50s from the Winnipeg health region;
a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region linked to an outbreak at Fred Douglas Lodge;
a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region;
a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region linked to an outbreak at Fred Douglas Lodge;
a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region; and
a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region linked to an outbreak at Park Manor Care.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.2 per cent provincially and 12 per cent in Winnipeg.

The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 22,630.

Today’s COVID-19 data shows:

33 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
55 cases in the Northern health region;
16 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
30 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
104 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The Manitoba data also shows:

5,668 active cases and 16,406 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
298 people in hospital, with 44 people in intensive care due to COVID-19; and
556 total deaths due to COVID-19.

Laboratory testing numbers show 2,502 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 401,475.

Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.