6 COVID-19 deaths, 13 more hospitalizations in Manitoba on Tuesday
CBC
Another six people have died due to COVID-19 in Manitoba and there are 13 more people with the coronavirus in hospital as of Tuesday, the provincial government reported through its online dashboard.
The number of hospitalizations set yet another record, with 729 confirmed cases in Manitoba hospitals.
Cases in intensive care units remain the same as Monday, with 49 total cases.
Manitoba's test-positivity rate dropped slightly to 32.9 per cent, down from 33.3 per cent on Monday.
The province recorded another 637 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by PCR tests, although this number significantly undercounts the true number of cases, because access to testing is restricted.
Of those confirmed cases, 361 are in the Winnipeg health region, 93 in Prairie Mountain Health, 71 in the Northern Health Region, 58 in Southern Health and 54 in the Interlake-Eastern health region.
Labs completed 2,025 PCR tests on Monday.
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