WINNIPEG — Manitoba reported 44 new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Sunday, bringing the provincial total to 32,743.
One additional death was also announced:
• A man in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at the Southeast Personal Care Home
Health officials say there are 891 active cases, 30,935 people have recovered, and 55 people are in the hospital with active COVID-19 cases, including 12 in the intensive care unit. The death toll in the province is 917.
Sunday’s cases include:
• 14 cases in the Northern health region
• 2 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• 3 cases in the Southern Health region
• 23 cases in the Winnipeg health region
Laboratory testing numbers show 1,573 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 549,687.
Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms is encouraged to use the online screening tool to determine whether they meet the necessary criteria to attend a community testing site.
Further information on COVID-19 can be found at Manitoba.ca/covid19.
