Two new COVID-19 deaths reported in Manitoba, 334 cases since Friday
CTV
Manitoba health officials announced two new deaths have been reported due to COVID-19, with both being reported over the weekend.
Manitoba health officials announced two new deaths have been reported due to COVID-19, with both being reported over the weekend.
The first death was a man in his 70s from the Southern Health Region on Saturday linked to an unspecified variant, the second death was also connected to an unspecified variant and was a man in his 80s from the Interlake-Eastern Health Region on Sunday.
There have been 1,237 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
Officials also noted Manitoba recorded 334 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday, bringing the total to 62,907 since March 2020.
On Saturday there were 107 cases, 149 were identified on Sunday and 78 cases were reported on Monday.
Breaking down the 78 cases on Monday, 54 were not vaccinated, five were partially vaccinated and 19 were fully vaccinated.
The five-day test positivity rate in Manitoba is 3.9 per cent and 1.7 per cent in Winnipeg and the province has 1,071 active cases.
