New cases of COVID-19 are in the triple digits Wednesday, more than doubling the usual daily average.
Manitoba has been averaging new COVID-19 cases in the 40s recently and in early August the 20s. This led to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions On Wednesday, the province announced a change.
One hundred and five new COVID-19 cases are being announced Wednesday day. The new five-day test positivity rate is 2.8 per cent in Manitoba.
In total, there are 58,425 confirmed cases, with 412 of those active. There are 56,824 people who have recovered, and 1,189 who have died.
Sixty-four people are in the hospital due to COVID-19. This includes 16 active cases, In ICU, there are 19 patients, four of which have active COVID cases.
On Tuesday, Dr. Brent Roussin and Dr. Jazz Atwal said there would be more guidance coming from the province this week.
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