NEW Last updated: November 5, 2020
Public health officials advise four additional deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported today, including:
A female in her 50’s from the Southern Health-Sante-Sud region;
A female in her 70s from the Winnipeg region and linked to the outbreak at Victoria Hospital;
A male in his 70’s from the Winnipeg region and linked to the Victoria Hospital outbreak; and
A female in her 80’s from the Winnipeg region and linked to the outbreak at St. Boniface Hospital.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 8.9 per cent and 427 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. However, a case was removed as it was from out of province. This brings the total net new cases to 426 and the total lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 7,177.
The test positivity rate in Winnipeg is 9 per cent. Officials advise this number does not reflect the situation in other parts of the province, as cases continue to be identified outside Winnipeg.
Today’s data shows:
15 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
32 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
60 cases in the Northern health region;
55 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
265 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The data also shows:
4,166 active cases and 2,920 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
there are 153 people in hospital and 16 people in intensive care; and
the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 91.
Laboratory testing numbers show 4,055 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 272,901. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.