Current Situation

NEW Last updated: December 9, 2020

Public health officials advise 18 additional deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported today, including:

• A Male in his 40’s from the Winnipeg health region;
• A Female in her 50’s from the Winnipeg health region;
• A Female in her 50’s from the Winnipeg health region linked to the outbreak at the Health Science Centre unit GA3; 
• A Female in her 60’s from the Winnipeg health region;
• A Male in his 60’s from the Southern Health-Sante Sud region;
• A Male in his 70’s from the Winnipeg health region;
• A Female in her 70’s from the Southern Health-Sante Sud region; 
• A Female in her 70’s from the Winnipeg health region;
• A female in her 70’s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Victoria General Hospital unit 4S;
• A Male in his 80’s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Maples Long Term Care Home;
• A Male in his 80’s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Park Manor Care Home;
• A female in her 80’s from the Prairie Mountain Health region and linked to the outbreak at Grandview Personal Care Home; 
• A Male in his 80’s from the Southern Health-Sante Sud region;
• A Female in her 80’s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Misericordia Health Centre's Transitional Unit;
• A Female in her 80’s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the St. Norbert Personal Care Home;
• A Female in her 90’s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Charleswood Care Centre;
• A Female in her 90’s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Park Manor Care Home; and
• A Male in his 90’s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Holy Family Personal Care Home.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.5 per cent provincially and 14.5 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 280 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, one case was removed due to a data correction bringing the new total to 279. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 19,655.

Today’s COVID-19 data shows:

• 27 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
• 19 cases in the Northern health region;
• 15 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 26 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
• 193 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:

• 5,348 active cases and 13,869 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
• there are 300 people in hospital with 38 people in intensive care due to COVID-19; and
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 438.

Laboratory testing numbers show 1,862 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 377,623. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.

NEW December 9, 2020 - COVID-19 Bulletin #280