Current Situation

NEW Last updated: August 22, 2020

Public health officials advise that the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.8 per cent. Forty-two new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 872.

 The data shows there were:

• 24 new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 16 new cases in Southern Health-Santé Sud; and
• two new cases in the Winnipeg health region;

The data also shows:

• six current hospitalizations, with one individual in intensive care;
• 290 active cases and 570 individuals have recovered from COVID-19; and
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is twelve.

Manitobans are reminded Prairie Mountain Health region has been elevated to the restricted level (orange) according to the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System. As of Monday, Aug. 24, masks will be mandatory in all public indoor places and at all indoor and outdoor public gatherings in the region. Public gatherings will also be restricted to 10 people, both indoors and outdoors. Manitobans within this region are encouraged to take these extra precautions immediately to help slow the spread of this virus.

Testing numbers show an additional 1,849 laboratory tests were completed on Friday, bringing the total number of tests completed since early February to 124,140.

NEW August 22, 2020 - COVID-19 Bulletin #163