Saturday COVID update: One death, 135 cases
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 10/04/2021 (2012 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The province announced one COVID-related death and 135 new cases of the virus Saturday.
The death was of a woman in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region.
New cases include:
• 71 in the Winnipeg health region
• 33 in Northern
• 18 in Southern Health-Santé Sud
• Four in Interlake-Eastern
• Nine in Prairie Mountain Health
There are currently 1,259 active cases of the virus in Manitoba, of which 83 are in Prairie Mountain Health.
Within Prairie Mountain Health’s districts, these 83 new cases are led by 28 in Porcupine Mountain, followed by 18 in Turtle Mountain 12, in Brandon, eight in Asessippi, five in Souris River, four in Swan River, four in Duck Mountain, two in Spruce Woods, one in Riding Mountain and one in an unknown district
There area a total of 141 COVID-related hospitalizations, of whom 32 are in intensive care.
Of these hospitalizations, three are in Prairie Mountain Health, where one person is in intensive care.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.7 per cent provincially and 5.2 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of variant of concern cases in Manitoba is 412, including 364 B.1.1.7 cases and 20 B.1.351 cases. Twenty-eight cases have not been categorized.
There was a possible exposure to the B.1.1.7 variant on April 1 at the Costco at 1499 Regent Ave. In Winnipeg between 2 and 3 p.m., as well as the No Frills at 1500 Pleases Rd. in Winnipeg between 2:40 and 4 p.m.
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