Current Situation

NEW Last updated: August 11, 2020

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.27 per cent. Four new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 562. 

The data shows there were:

• three new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region; and
• one new case in the Winnipeg region.

Of the total cases, many are linked to known clusters in Brandon or are close contacts of previously-announced cases. There are a small number of cases of unknown acquisition in these areas.

Case investigations are ongoing to determine possible COVID-19 exposures. When the investigations are completed, additional information will be provided as needed to inform people of any public health risks.

The data also shows:

• five current hospitalizations, with three individuals in intensive care;
• 194 active cases and 360 individuals have recovered from COVID-19; and
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at eight.

Updated testing numbers for the weekend include:

• Friday: 2,062
• Saturday: 1,553
• Sunday: 1,364

Testing numbers show an additional 1,059 laboratory tests were completed on Monday, bringing the total number of tests completed since early February to 104,841.

NEW August 11, 2020 - COVID-19 Bulletin #153