WINNIPEG Four more Manitobans have died from COVID-19, and the province has reported more than 350 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday for the first time since December. The deaths include a woman and man, both in their 50s in the Prairie Mountain Health Region, along with a man in his 60s and a woman in her 70s from Winnipeg. The death of the man in the Prairie Mountain Health Region is linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern, along with both deaths in Winnipeg. Manitoba has reported 16 deaths linked to variants of concern. The death toll from COVID-19 in Manitoba is 986.
WINNIPEG Manitoba health officials announced one new death related to COVID-19 on Friday. The death is linked to the B.1.1.7 variant and was a man in his 70s from the Winnipeg area. There have been 974 deaths in Manitoba linked to COVID. The province s new case count continued to stay high with 295 new cases announced. However, five previously announced cases were removed due to a data correction. Manitoba s case count has hit 38,729 since March 2020. The five-day test positivity rate is 7.2 per cent province-wide and 8.2 per cent in Winnipeg. Winnipeg continued to have the highest number of new cases with 187, followed by the Prairie Mountain Health Region at 50. The Southern Health Region had 29 cases, 17 cases came from the Northern Health Region and 12 cases were in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region.
WINNIPEG Manitoba s death toll climbed on Thursday as the province announced two new deaths. Both deaths were in the Northern Health Region; a woman in her 50s and a man in his 60s. The death count now sits at 973. Health officials also said the province added 230 new cases, but two previously announced cases were removed due to a data error. Manitoba s case count is up to 38,439 since March 2020. The five-day test positivity rate is 8.3 per cent in Winnipeg and 7.2 per cent in Manitoba. Winnipeg once again saw the largest jump in cases with 177. The Prairie Mountain Health Region had 23 cases, 14 came from the Southern Health Region, 11 are in the Northern Health Region and five are from the Interlake-Eastern Health Region.