Six new COVID-related deaths, 285 cases
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This article was published 01/02/2021 (2079 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The province announced six new COVID-related deaths and 285 new cases of the virus during the weekend.
The dead ranged in age from their 60s to 90s and included one person in the Winnipeg health region, three people from Southern Health-Santé Sud, one person in Interlake-Eastern and one person in Northern.
Two of the Southern Health-Santé Sud deaths were linked to an outbreak at the Rock Lake Hospital in Crystal City.
The new cases include 118 in Northern, 74 in Winnipeg, 61 in Interlake-Eastern, 16 in Southern Health-Santé Sud and 16 in Prairie Mountain Health.
There are 259 people in hospital as a result of COVID-19, of whom 108 have active cases. Of those in hospital, 39 are in intensive care.
In Prairie Mountain Health, there are 176 active cases and 12 people in hospital, of whom two are in intensive care.
Of active cases in Prairie Mountain Health, 50 are in Porcupine Mountain district, followed by 43 in Brandon, 24 in Turtle Mountain, 21 in Agassiz Mountain and 13 in Asessippi, with the balance of cases spread through the rest of the districts.
The current five-day test positivity rate is 7.9 per cent provincially and 4.5 per cent in Winnipeg.
As he has throughout level red restrictions, chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin has a number of reminders for Manitobans:
• Self-isolate immediately at the onset of possible symptoms.
• Get tested as soon as symptoms appear.
• Only leave your house for essential purposes.
• When leaving for essential purposes, physically distance, wear a mask in indoor public places and avoid crowded spaces.
• Do not leave home if you are sick or when a member of your family is sick. Self-isolate pending COVID results.
• Do not socialize with anyone from outside your household.
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