The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.3 per cent provincially and 1.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on August 23, 2021, 153 new cases of the virus have been identified since Thursday: 44 cases on Friday, Aug. 20; 46 cases on Saturday, Aug. 21; 36 cases on Sunday, Aug. 22; and 27 cases on Monday, Aug. 23. Eight cases have been removed due to data correction, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 58,283.
Public health officials advise no new deaths in people with COVID-19 are being reported today including the weekend.
Today’s data also shows:
- 345 active cases and 56,750 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
- 63 Manitobans hospitalized with COVID-19 including 18 people with active COVID-19 as well as 45 people who are no longer infectious;
- a total of 16 Manitoba patients receiving intensive care for COVID-19 including five people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 11 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care;
- 1,120 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 909,797 and
- the total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 1,188.
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.
