Manitoba Has Third Highest Daily Count of COVID-19 Cases on Record – Winnipeg | The Canadian News

Manitoba health officials announced 556 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the third highest peak in a day of infections reported in the province during the pandemic.

Manitoba’s second worst daily case count came on May 21, when 594 new cases were reported. The worst came the day before when 603 people were confirmed to have COVID-19.

The number of new cases in Manitoba has increased rapidly in recent days. Since Monday, the province has reported 1,458 new infections.

Health officials also announced the death of another person with COVID-19 on Thursday. Details of the latest victim will come in the province’s next COVID-19 press release, expected next week.

The latest pandemic data published in the province website Thursday shows that there are now 2,933 active COVID-19 cases in Manitoba. The province’s five-day test positivity rate is 10.9 percent, one percentage point higher than Thursday.

The site shows that Manitoba’s COVID-19 death toll now stands at 1,369.

Most of Thursday’s new cases (355 infections) were found in the Winnipeg Health Region.

Another 62 cases were reported in the Southern Health Region, 51 were found in the Prairie Mountain Health Region, 47 were reported in the Northern Health Region and 41 were found in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region.

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Health data shows that 440 of Thursday’s infections occurred among people who were fully vaccinated, 84 had not yet been vaccinated and 32 were partially vaccinated.

The province says 3,886 lab tests for COVID-19 were completed in Manitoba on Wednesday.

There are currently 144 people from Manitoba hospitalized due to COVID-19, seven more than on Wednesday, with 28 ICU patients as a result of the virus, four more than was reported a day earlier.

Since March 2020, Manitoba has reported 72,834 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases. Of those, 68,532 have since recovered, according to health data.

Questions about COVID-19? Here are some things you need to know:

Symptoms can include fever, cough, and shortness of breath, much like a cold or the flu. Some people may develop a more serious illness. Those most at risk for this are older adults and people with serious chronic medical conditions, such as heart, lung, or kidney disease. If you have symptoms, contact public health authorities.

To prevent the virus from spreading, experts recommend frequent hand washing and coughing into your sleeve. They also recommend minimizing contact with others, staying home as long as possible and keeping a distance of two meters from other people if you go out. In situations where you cannot keep a safe distance from others, public health officials recommend wearing a non-medical mask or covering to prevent the spread of respiratory droplets that can transmit the virus. In some provinces and municipalities across the country, masks or face coverings are now mandatory in indoor public spaces.

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