A COVID-19 outbreak at Grace Hospital is being declared over.

Public health officials advise 15 additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a male in his 70s from the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Interlake–Eastern health region, linked to an outbreak at Kin Place in Oakbank;
• a female in her 70s from the Northern health region;
• a male in his 70s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a female in her 70s from the Southern Health – Santé Sud health region, linked to an outbreak at the Portage District General Hospital Medical Unit in Portage la Prairie;
• a male in his 80s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region, linked to an outbreak at Morris General Hospital in Morris;
• a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at an outbreak at Grace Hospital Unit 3 North;
• a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at the Poseidon Care Centre;
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at Park Manor Care Home;
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at the Poseidon Care Centre; and
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at Oakview Place personal care home.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.4 per cent provincially and 10.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 201 new cases of the virus have been identified, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 23,381.

Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• 15 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
• 31 cases in the Northern health region;
• 14 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 23 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
• 118 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:
• 4,427 active cases and 18,349 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
• there are 259 people in hospital with 37 people in intensive care due to COVID-19; and
• the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 605.

Laboratory testing numbers show 2,208 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 409,443. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified. 

The outbreak at Grace Hospital, Unit 3 South in Winnipeg has been declared over.