161 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths in Manitoba Sunday

WINNIPEG — Public health officials are announcing four more COVID-19-related deaths and 161 new cases of the virus in Manitoba.

Announced in the province’s daily COVID-19 bulletin on Sunday, a woman in her 90s and a man in his 70s died from the disease and are both linked to the outbreak at Parkview Place care home.

The province also said a man in his 50s and a woman in her 80s died. The death toll now sits at 54.

Along with the four new deaths, public health officials announced 161 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the province since early March now sits at 4,249.

The five-day test positivity rate is now 6.9 per cent.

The new cases announced Sunday are in the following regions:

There are now 2,053 total active cases of the disease in the province and 2,142 people have recovered.

There are currently 77 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 15 of which are in intensive care.

On Saturday, 2,252 COVI-19 tests were administered. That bring the total number of test given in Manitoba to 240,693.