Public Health Officials announced another nine deaths and 474 cases of COVID-19 in Thursday's update, equalling the record for the most deaths reported in a single day which was set Wednesday. Eight of the deaths are from the Winnipeg Health Region, with one, a man in his 80s from Southern Health linked to the outbreak at the Bethesda Regional Health Care medicine unit in Steinbach.

• a female in her 50s from the Winnipeg health region;

• a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Parkview Place;

• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;

• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;

• a male in his 80s from Southern Health-Santé Sud and linked to the outbreak at the Bethesda Regional Health Care medicine unit;

• a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region;

• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home;

• a female in her 80s from the from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home; and

• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Holy Family Long Term Care.

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 132, with 227 people in hospital and 34 in intensive care. The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 11 per cent provincially.

Today’s data shows:

· 26 cases in the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority;

· 20 cases in the Northern health region;

· 19 cases in Prairie Mountain Health;

· 94 cases in Southern Health-Santé Sud; and

· 315 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:

· 6,030 active cases and 3,620 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;

· there are 227 people in hospital with 34 people in intensive care; and

· the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 132.

Laboratory testing numbers show 3,717 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 300,169.

Public health officials have advised an outbreak has been declared at River East Personal Care Home in Winnipeg. The site have been moved to Critical (red) on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.

Public health officials are also advising that the entire household needs to self-isolate pending COVID-19 test results. The symptomatic individual needs to stay in their own room and, if possible, use their own bathroom and not use common areas. Exemptions are in place for asymptomatic household members if they are an essential worker required to wear personal protective equipment while at work, such as health-care workers, first responders or teachers and educational assistants.