More than 250 Manitobans in hospital with COVID-19, 1,790 cases reported Wednesday
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More than 250 Manitobans are in hospital with COVID-19 as the province reports 1,790 new cases of the virus.
More than 250 Manitobans are in hospital with COVID-19 as the province reported 1,790 new cases of the virus on Wednesday.
As of Wednesday, the province said 252 people are in hospital with COVID-19. Of these cases, 211 people have active cases. There are 30 patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit, including 29 people with active cases.
Of the new 1,790 new cases reported on Wednesday, the province said 279 people were not fully vaccinated. The province has said the number of daily cases may be larger than reported, due to the increased wait times for COVID-19 tests and test results in the province.
The new cases on Wednesday include:
The new cases announced on Wednesday bring Manitoba's total number of cases to 89,050, which includes 18,844 active cases and 68,804 recoveries. Two cases have been removed from the total due to a data correction. The province has previously said the total number of active cases may be smaller than reported due to a backlog in reporting.
The provincial five-day test positivity rate is now 40.3 per cent in Manitoba and 48 per cent in Winnipeg.
Two more deaths were reported on Wednesday, including a woman in her 60s from the Northern health region and a man in his 70s from Winnipeg. Both deaths were linked to unspecified variants of concern. These recent deaths bring the total number of people who have died in Manitoba with COVID-19 to 1,402.
