Public health officials advise 11 additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a female in her 50s from the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Prairie Mountain Health region, linked to the outbreak at the McCreary/Alonsa Health Centre;
• a male in his 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a male in his 90s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to the outbreak at Heritage Life Personal Care Home;
• a male in his 50s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Southeast Personal Care Home;
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Deer Lodge Centre, Lodge 4 West;
• a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Concordia Place;
• a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region; and
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 9.9 per cent provincially and 7.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 111 new cases of the virus have been identified and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 27,740.

Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• 12 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 33 cases in the Northern health region;
• eight cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• six cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 52 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:
• 3,088 active cases and 23,869 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
• there are 131 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 148 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 279 hospitalizations;
• there are 25 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 12 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 37 ICU patients; and
• the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 783. Due to a data correction, one death that had been reported earlier has been removed.

Laboratory testing numbers show 1,462 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 454,951. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.

The outbreak is declared over at St. Paul’s Personal Care Home in The Pas, Fernwood Place in Steinbach, Greendale Estate Assisted Living in Grunthal, and Deer Lodge Centre Lodge 4 West and Health Science Centre unit WRS3, both in Winnipeg. 

An outbreak has been declared at Donwood Manor in Winnipeg. The site has been moved to Critical (red) on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.