Manitoba reports 185 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, 14 more deaths

COVID-19 have died and the virus put 185 more people in hospital last week, the province says.The latest data was reported Thursday in the province’s weekly epidemiology update covering April 24-30, a week that saw 1,042 new cases reported in Manitoba, down from 1,436 reported the week before.

More protection could be on the way as Manitoba reports weekly COVID-19 numbers The province says on average, 840 lab-tests for COVID-19 were done every day during the week covered by the report, leaving the provincial weekly test positivity rate at 20.7 per cent.But provincial case counts and positivity rates no longer necessarily give an accurate picture of active infection rates because the government has significantly scaled back provincial testing and they don’t include the results of positive tests done at home.Since March 2020 1,819 Manitobans have died as a result of COVID-19, according to the provincial data.The province did not provide further details about the latest deaths.

Information about COVID-19 victims including age, gender and health region are no longer included in the weekly updates. Manitoba reports another increase in new COVID-19 hospitalizations, 12 more deaths The province reported 13 deaths linked to COVID-19 and 188 new hospital admissions (including 12 to intensive care units) a week earlier.The 185 new hospitalizations reported Thursday include 12 people admitted to intensive care.The province’s weekly updates don’t give the total number of people currently in hospital and ICU as a result of COVID-19, reporting only how many new admissions occurred during the previous week.The province says 16 outbreaks were recorded in the week covered under the latest report, including 11 at long-term care homes..