Manitoba breaks COVID-19 case count record for fourth straight day with more than 1,400 cases

For the fourth straight day, Manitoba has set a daily COVID-19 case count record with more than 1,400 cases.

For the fourth straight day, Manitoba has set a daily COVID-19 case count record with more than 1,400 cases.

Health officials said 1,494 cases were identified Friday, breaking the record set on Thursday of 1,123.

There are now 9,924 active cases in the province and the five-day test positivity rate is 30.7 per cent and 32.2 per cent in Winnipeg.

The province also added five new deaths, bringing the total to 1,392.

This is a developing story. More details to come.