One death, 247 new COVID-19 cases reported
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 12/04/2021 (2009 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The province announced one COVID-related death and 247 cases of the virus during the weekend.
The death was of a woman in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region.
New cases include:
• 136 in the Winnipeg health region
• 60 in Northern
• 22 in Southern Health-Santé Sud
• 18 in Prairie Mountain Health
• 11 in Interlake-Eastern
There are now 1,312 active cases of the virus in Manitoba, of which 86 are in Prairie Mountain Health.
Of Prairie Mountain Health’s active cases, the Porcupine Mountain district leads the pack with 28, followed by 18 in Turtle Mountain, 14 in Brandon, nine in Asessippi and the balance scattered through other districts in the region.
There are a total of 136 COVID-related hospitalizations, of whom 31 are in intensive care.
In Prairie Mountain Health, four people are in hospital, of whom one is in intensive care.
No new outbreaks or possible exposure locations of COVID-19 were announced for Prairie Mountain Health during the weekend.
There was, however, a declared outbreak at St. Anthony’s General hospital ACIU unit in The Pas, various bus routes in Winnipeg and the Costco at 1499 Regent Ave. And No Frills at 1500 Plessis Rd. — both 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.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.9 per cent provincially and 5.7 per cent in Winnipeg.
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