The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.3 per cent provincially and 2.8 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on July 22, 2021, 56 new cases of the virus have been identified today. Three cases have been removed due to case corrections, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 57,322.

Public health officials advise one new death in a person with COVID-19 is being reported today:

  • a male in his 30s from the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region.

Of the 56 cases reported today, the COVID-19 data shows:

  • 14 new cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
  • four new cases in the Northern health region;
  • three new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
  • 13 new cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
  • 22 new cases in the Winnipeg health region.

Today’s data also shows:

  • 537 active cases and 55,618 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
  • 105 Manitobans hospitalized with COVID-19 including 30 people with active COVID-19 as well as 75 people who are no longer infectious;
  • a total of 28 Manitoba patients receiving intensive care for COVID-19 including nine people in intensive care units active COVID-19 as well as 19 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care;
  • 1,552 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 861,334; and
  • the total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 1,167.

Fast Pass testing in Winkler will be unavailable the week of July 26. Regular testing will be available and full service will resume July 30. For a list of other locations, visit gov.mb.ca.

Possible exposure locations are listed online by region at the province’s #RestartMB Pandemic Response System webpage. For up-to-date information on possible public exposures to COVID-19 in regions, visit gov.mb.ca and click on your region.

Additional data on variants of concern is available at geoportal.gov.mb.ca. Data related to COVID-19, outbreaks and some downloadable and historic data can also be found at this site.

For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, including the online screening tool, testing criteria and locations, self-isolation requirements, public health fundamentals and the provincial response level on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System, visit manitoba.ca.