NEW Last updated: October 31, 2020
Public health officials advise two additional deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported from the Winnipeg region, a female in her 90s linked to an outbreak at Maples Personal Care Home and a female in her 50s.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 8.7 per cent and 349 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 5,723.
The test positivity rate in Winnipeg is 9.9 per cent. Officials advise this number is less reliable due to the smaller sample size. Also, it does not reflect the situation in other parts of the province, as cases continue to be identified outside Winnipeg.
Of the 349 new cases, one was identified Tuesday, three were identified Wednesday, 131 were identified Thursday and 214 were identified on Friday.
Today’s data shows:
33 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
35 cases in the Northern health region;
16 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
34 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
231 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The data also shows:
3,010 active cases and 2,646 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19; and
the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 67.
Hospitalization and intensive care unit information is not available at this time due to data processing issues. The data is expected to be available later this evening, and will be shared by news release and posted on Twitter once available. Online dashboards will be updated tomorrow.
Laboratory testing numbers show 2,320 tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 255,942. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.