There are now more active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba than there are people in Flin Flon.
The province announced another 383 net cases of the disease Tuesday, bringing the total number of active cases up to 5,390 province-wide. Two hundred and seven people are in hospital with COVID-19, with 30 of those people in intensive care.
The five-day positivity rate for COVID-19 tests has climbed over 10, sitting now at 10.6 per cent. In the past five days, more than one out of every 10 COVID-19 tests has come up positive.
The Northern Health Region reported 41 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the region, with The Pas/OCN/Kelsey leading once again. The district now has 142 people with COVID-19. Another 70 people are currently sick in the Cross Lake/Pimicikamak district, which is currently under a "red" restriction under the provincial pandemic response system. The Grand Rapids/Misipawistik/Moose Lake/Mosakahiken/Easterville/Chemawawin district now has 13 active cases, the same amount as are currently active in the Thompson/Mystery Lake district.
Ten cases are active in Island Lake, while nine cases are listed as "unknown district" cases. All other districts with active cases ahve four cases or fewer, including the Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon district, where two people currently have COVID-19.
Five people have died from COVID-19 in Manitoba, all seniors - a man in his 70s from Winnipeg, a woman in her 70s from the Â鶹´«Ã½AVern Health-Sante Sud region and three women, two in their 80s and one in her 90s from Winnipeg, each tied to separate outbreaks at seniors' facilities and health care centres.
New outbreaks have been declared at a series of seniors' centres and health care facilities in Winnipeg - the Bethania Mennonite personal care home, the Riverview Health Centre, St. Amant Health and Transition Services, Extendicare Tuxedo Villa and Brightwater Senior Living have all been moved to "red" levels under the pandemic response system.
No new outbreaks or public exposures have been listed in northern Manitoba.
Tests in Manitoba have been limited to people experiencing possible COVID-19 symptoms or to asymptomatic people who are directed for testing by public health officials. People who show no COVID-19 symptoms but who present for testing may be turned away.
