Manitoba health officials report 1 new coronavirus death, 25 new cases

Another Manitoban has died as a result of COVID-19.

Health officials reported the latest death — a woman in her 90s from the Southern Health region — as well as 25 new cases of the virus Tuesday.

Health officials say the woman was a previously-announced case, and is connected to the known outbreak at Bethesda Place personal care home in Steinbach. Her death is the thirteenth COVID-19-related death reported in Manitoba since March.

The new cases reported Tuesday bring the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 1,018.

The province says seven people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, including one who is in intensive care.

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There are currently 399 active cases in Manitoba, and province data shows 606 people have recovered from the virus since March.

Testing numbers show an additional 1,428 laboratory tests were completed on Monday, bringing the total number of tests completed since early February to 128,576.

Manitoba’s current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.7 per cent, health officials said.

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