COVID-19 case counts reported Thursday are likely an under count due to a backlog in testing.Officials announced 556 new infections Thursday, the province’s third highest one-day jump in cases ever reported, according to records kept by Global News.
Manitoba posts 3rd highest daily COVID-19 case count on record But in a release later in the day, the province said it expects current case counts “are an under-reporting of the virus across the province” because of a backlog of more than 7,500 test specimens.“The province has reached its capacity to process COVID-19 specimens at facilities in Manitoba,” the release reads.“The province is exploring options to expand laboratory capacity to help alleviate the backlog.”Health officials did not.