The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.1 per cent provincially and 1.8 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on August 5, 2021, 54 new cases of the virus have been identified since Tuesday: 17 cases on Wednesday, Aug. 4, and 37 cases today. Six cases have been removed due to data correction, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 57,739.

Public health officials advise the provincial response level in the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System is moving from restricted (orange) to caution (yellow), effective Aug. 7. This change reflects that the spread of COVID-19 is at low to moderate levels.

Two new deaths in people with COVID-19 are being reported today, including:

  • a male in his 50s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 (alpha) variant of concern; and
  • a female in her 60s from the Interlake-Eastern health region, linked to an unspecified variant of concern.

Of the 54 cases reported today, the COVID-19 data shows:

  • 22 new cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
  • one new case in the Northern health region;
  • one new case in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
  • eight new cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
  • 22 new cases in the Winnipeg health region.

Today’s data also shows:

  • 528 active cases and 56,028 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
  • 91 Manitobans hospitalized with COVID-19 including 29 people with active COVID-19 as well as 62 people who are no longer infectious;
  • a total of 17 Manitoba patients receiving intensive care for COVID-19, including four people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 13 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care;
  • 1,815 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 880,959; and
  • the total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 1,183.

The Manitoba government is also providing an update on ongoing enforcement efforts to protect Manitobans from the spread of COVID-19. A total of 27 warnings and 14 tickets were issued for the week of July 26 to Aug. 1, including:

  • nine $1,296 tickets to individuals;
  • three $298 tickets to individuals for failure to wear a mask in an indoor public place; and
  • two $5,000 tickets to businesses.

Manitobans are urged to continue reporting compliance and enforcement issues by visiting manitoba.ca and completing the reporting form, or by calling 204-945-3744 or (toll-free) 1-866-626-4862 and pressing option three on the call menu. Updated enforcement statistics are posted online weekly at manitoba.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.