WINNIPEG — Manitoba reported 74 new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 56,739.
Three additional deaths were also reported:
• A man in his 30s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 (alpha) variant of concern
• A man in his 70s from the Prairie Mountain Health region, linked to the alpha variant of concern
• A man in his 80s from the Prairie Mountain Health region
Health officials say there are 1,030 active cases, 54,549 people have recovered, and 52 people are in the hospital with active COVID-19 cases, including 14 in the intensive care unit. The death toll in the province is 1,160.
Friday’s cases include:
• 22 new cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• 5 new cases in the Northern health region
• 1 new case in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• 13 new cases in the Southern Health region
• 33 new cases in the Winnipeg health region
1,465 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 842,723.
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.
