Manitoba Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin reported 430 new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon, bringing the five day test positivity rate to 12.7 percent. Roussin also reported one new death in the Southern Health Region.
Of the new cases, 313 are in the Winnipeg region and 44 in the Southern Health Region, with lower numbers in other regions including 37 in the Northern Health Region.
Chief Nursing Officer Lanette Siragusa says while some people are still getting the virus within three weeks of their first dose of the vaccine, that people should still get the vaccine as it lowers the risk of more severe outcomes from COVID-19.
Siragusa notes the second doses will be coming soon, but reminds Manitobans to be cautious for the first three weeks so that the vaccine can build up in the body.
Of the total 45, 579 reported cases, 4, 568 are active and 40 thousand individuals have recovered. Variants of concern numbers were not released. There are currently two active COVID-19 cases in the Thompson/Mystery Lake District.
