Public health officials advise seven additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including:
• a male in his 50s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre;
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Deer Lodge Centre; and
• a female in her 100s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Oakview Place Personal Care Home.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 9.9 per cent provincially and 9.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 203 new cases of the virus have been identified, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 26,166.

Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• seven cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 54 cases in the Northern health region;
• 38 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 19 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 85 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:
• 4,664 active cases and 20,769 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
• there are 229 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 84 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 313 hospitalizations;
• there are 33 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as four people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 37 ICU patients; and
• the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 733.

Laboratory testing numbers show 2,181 tests were completed yesterday bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 437,412. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.

Public health officials advise a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the Samaritan House Ministry Safe and Warm Shelter in Brandon. The site has been moved to Critical (red) on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.

Outbreaks have been declared over at Rod McGillivary Memorial Care Home in Opaskweyak Cree Nation and Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg.

Possible exposure locations are listed online by region at the province’s #RestartMB Pandemic Response System webpage. For up-to-date information on possible public exposures to COVID-19 in regions, visit www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/updates/flights.html#event and click on your region.

Additional data related to COVID-19, including data on outbreaks as well as some downloadable and historic data, can be found at https://manitoba.ca/openmb/datamb/.