Manitoba public health officials say there are 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the province as of Sunday morning.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.1 per cent.
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The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 1,428.
Of the new cases announced Sunday:
- 1 case is in the Prairie Mountain Health region
- 1 case is in the Northern health region
- 2 cases are in the Interlake-Eastern health region
- 3 cases are in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region
- 11 cases are in the Winnipeg health region
The province says there are currently 239 known active cases and 1,173 individuals have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 15 people in hospital and three people in intensive care. Meanwhile, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at 16.
On Sunday the province didn’t have more details about the specifics of the newly released cases but said case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.
Preliminary laboratory testing numbers show 1,525 tests were completed on Saturday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 154,756.