Current Situation

NEW Last updated: August 12, 2020

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.06 per cent. Sixteen 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 578.

The data shows there were:

• four new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• one new case in Southern Health-Sante Sud;
• one new case in the Interlake-Eastern health region; and
• ten new cases in the Winnipeg region.

Of the new cases, preliminary investigations indicate the majority of the Winnipeg regional cases listed today are related to travel and close contacts, while the majority of Prairie Mountain Health cases are linked to previously-announced cases in Brandon. Case investigations are ongoing and when they are completed, additional information will be provided as needed to inform of any public health risks.

The data also shows:

• five current hospitalizations, with three individuals in intensive care;
• 202 active cases and 368 individuals have recovered from COVID-19; and
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at eight.

Testing numbers show an additional 1,554 laboratory tests were completed on Tuesday, bringing the total number of tests completed since early February to 105,661. Only individuals experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should go for testing, unless recommended by public health. Public health discourages employers from sending employees for testing unless they have symptoms. The online assessment tool can be found here https://sharedhealthmb.ca/covid19/screening-tool/ and COVID-19 symptoms can be found here https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/updates/about.html#collapse4

NEW August 12, 2020 - COVID-19 Bulletin #154