Saturday COVID update: Four deaths, 82 new cases
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 06/02/2021 (2074 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The province announced four new COVID-related deaths and 82 new cases of the virus on Saturday.
The dead include:
• A man in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region
• A woman in her 50s from the Northern health region
• A man in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region
• A woman in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region linked to the outbreak at Concordia Place Personal Care home
Saturday’s new cases include 36 in the Winnipeg health region, followed by 26 in Northern, eight in Prairie Mountain Health and six in both Interlake-Eastern and Southern Health-Santé Sud.
There are 3,309 active cases in Manitoba, of which 140 are in Prairie Mountain Health.
Of active cases in Prairie Mountain Health 44 are in the Porcupine Mountain district, followed by 28 in Brandon, 26 in Turtle Mountain and 12 in Asessippi. The balance of active cases are spread through several other districts in the region.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.1 per cent provincially and 3.8 per cent in Winnipeg.
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