Health officials in Manitoba have reported 151 new cases of COVID-19 and five more deaths due to the virus.
All five deaths announced Sunday are women over the age of 70 from the Winnipeg health region. Four are related to outbreaks at healthcare facilities.
On Friday, the current restrictions were extended by two weeks until Jan. 22 — a move health officials say is related to concerns over holiday gatherings that took place against public health advice.
“We know a relatively high number of Manitobans that did gather [over the holidays],” says Dr. Brent Roussin, adding “they had no intent to transmit this virus — but you can’t avoid this virus when you gather. When you gather, this is what we see.”
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10% provincially and 9.2% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 26,317.
There are 4,792 active cases and 20,850 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 239 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 83 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (322 hospitalizations in total).
There are 32 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as four people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (36 ICU patients total).
The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 738.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• 10 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• 44 cases in the Northern health region
• 10 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• 14 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 73 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (8), Riding Mountain (3), Swan River (1), Porcupine Mountain (72), Duck Mountain (3), Asessippi (6), Little Saskatchewan (5), Whitemud (3), and Agassiz Mountain (39). Brandon has 58 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 56 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 43.
Public health advise Manitobans to stay home when experiencing even the mildest of cold/flu-like symptoms, and seek guidance on whether or not to get tested.
