Public health officials in Manitoba have confirmed sixteen new cases of COVID-19 in our province as of 9:30 AM this morning.

As of Saturday, the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba is 507

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.23 per cent. 

The data shows there were:
• 12 new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region; and
• 4 new cases in the Southern Health – Santé Sud health region.

Case investigations are ongoing. However, a majority of today’s cases appear to be linked to known clusters in the Brandon area or close contacts. When completed, additional information will be provided as needed to inform people of any public health risks.

The data also shows:
• nine current hospitalizations, with three individuals in intensive care;
• 148 active cases and 351 individuals have recovered from COVID-19; and
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at eight.

Preliminary testing numbers show an additional 1,263 laboratory tests were completed on Friday, bringing the total number of tests completed since early February to 100,074.