[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Manitoba’s test positivity rate was at 10.7 per cent, and 5,334 people got tested Tuesday.
Winnipeg’s rate was slightly higher at 10.8 per cent.There are currently 218 people in hospital, with 32 of those in ICU, and 3,509 recovered.The record numbers come as all of Manitoba prepares to go into a deeper lockdown Thursday.Meanwhile, Opaskwayak Cree Nation reported its first death and has put the community in lockdown for two weeks.Premier Brian Pallister said the province is at a critical point in its fight against the virus.“What we’ve seen in this second wave is many more contacts, we’ve lost track of those fundamentals,” said Dr.