Current Situation

NEW Last updated: November 20, 2020

Public health officials advise eight additional deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported today that include:

• A male in his 20’s from the Winnipeg region;
• A female in her 50’s from the Northern region;
• A female in her 60’s from the Winnipeg region and linked to the outbreak at the Keekinan Centre;
• A female in her 60’s from the Interlake-Eastern region;
• A male in his 60’s from the Southern Health-Sante Sud region;
• A female in her 80’s from the Winnipeg region;
• A male in his 80’s from the Winnipeg region and linked to the St. Norbert Personal Care Home outbreak;
• A male in his 80’s from the Prairie Mountain Health region and linked to the outbreak at Gilbert Plains Personal Care Home; and
• A male in his 100’s from the Winnipeg region and linked to the St. Norbert Personal Care Home outbreak.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.7 per cent provincially and 13.7 per cent in Winnipeg, and 438 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m.. However one case was removed due to an error and brings the total to 437 new cases and the total lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 12,919.

Today’s data shows:

• 22 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
• 28 cases in the Northern health region;
• 27 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 114 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
• 247 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:

• 7,861 active cases and 4,851 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
• there are 281 people in hospital with 43 people in intensive care; and
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 207.

Laboratory testing numbers show 3,061 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 324,973. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.

NEW November 20, 2020 - COVID-19 Bulletin #259