Manitoba is reaching a new milestone as it edges closer to 500,000 COVID-19 tests in one year's time.

Public health officials advise four additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region; and
• a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Concordia Place Personal Care Home.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.8 per cent provincially and four per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 81 new cases of the virus have been identified. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 30,588.
 
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• five cases in Interlake–Eastern health region; 
• 25 cases in the Northern health region; 
• three cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region; 
• 28 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and 
• 20 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
 
Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.

The data also shows:
• 1,582 active cases and 28,140 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
• 90 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 150 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 240 hospitalizations;
• 11 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 18 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 29 ICU patients; and
• the total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 866.

Laboratory testing numbers show 1,972 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 497,691.

Outbreaks have been declared at the Seven Oaks General Hospital unit 3U 4-7 and Riverview Health Centre, both in Winnipeg. These facilities have been moved to the Critical (Red) level on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.

Outbreaks have been declared over at Poseidon Long Term Care Home, Convalescent Home of Winnipeg, Golden Door Geriatric Centre and Golden West Centennial Lodge, all in Winnipeg.