The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.5 per cent provincially and 1.6 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 128 new cases of the virus have been identified since Friday: 29 cases on Friday, Aug. 6; 29 cases on Saturday, Aug. 7; 45 cases on Sunday, Aug. 8; and 25 cases Monday, Aug. 9. Seven cases have been removed due to data correction, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 57,860.

Public health officials advise one new death in a person with COVID-19 is being reported today. This includes deaths reported on the weekend:

  • a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an unspecified variant of concern.

Of the 25 cases reported today, the COVID-19 data shows:

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

Today’s data also shows:

  • 568 active cases and 56,108 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
  • 89 Manitobans hospitalized with COVID-19, including 32 people with active COVID-19 as well as 57 people who are no longer infectious;
  • a total of 14 Manitoba patients receiving intensive care for COVID-19, including six people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as eight people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care;
  • 1,332 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 886,674; and
  • the total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 1,184.

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 is available at geoportal.gov.mb.ca. Data related to COVID-19, variants of concern, 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.