WINNIPEG — Manitoba reported 223 new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 53,872.
Two additional deaths were also reported:
• A woman in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region
• A woman in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern
Dr. Jazz Atwal, deputy chief provincial public health officer, says there are 3,490 active cases, 49,293 people have recovered, and 197 people are in the hospital with active COVID-19 cases, including 45 in the intensive care unit. The death toll in the province is 1,089.
Friday’s cases include:
• 20 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• 27 cases in the Northern health region
• 14 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• 36 cases in the Southern Health region
• 126 cases in the Winnipeg health region
2,267 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 797,359.
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.
Watch Friday’s media briefing:
Further information on COVID-19 can be found at Manitoba.ca/covid19.
