Manitoba Reports 130 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 Deaths – Winnipeg | The Canadian News

Manitoba reports 130 new COVID-19 cases and two additional virus-related deaths.

The cases reported in the online COVID-19 control panel of the province Friday brings Manitoba’s total number of active infections to 927 and the province’s five-day test positivity rate to 3.4 percent.

Health officials reported 132 new cases Thursday, Manitoba’s highest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases since June 19.

According to data from the site, 90 of the latest Manitoba infections are among people who had not yet been vaccinated, seven were partially vaccinated and 33 were fully vaccinated.

the Southern Health Region recorded the largest increase in cases in a day, with 43 infections reported on Friday.

Another 20 cases come from Winnipeg Health Region, 16 were found in the Prairie Mountain Health Region, 33 were reported in the Northern Health Region and 18 were found in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region.

The number of COVID-19-related deaths reported on the dashboard rose two to 1,217 on Friday.

Details on the latest victim will be provided in the province’s next COVID-19 press release on Monday.

90 COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Friday morning and 14 patients in intensive care units were reported as a result of the virus.

Health data shows 3,296 tests were conducted for COVID-19 on Thursday.

TO provincial site tracks vaccination efforts shows that 85.5 percent of eligible Manitobaans have received one shot of the vaccine and 81.6 percent have received two doses. According to the site, 1,710 vaccinations were scheduled for Friday.

In total, Manitoba has reported 61,385 COVID-19 cases since March 2020.

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