5 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Manitoba, hospitalizations down by 39
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Five people have died due to COVID-19 in Manitoba since Thursday, and there are 39 fewer hospitalizations, according to the provincial government dashboard.
On Thursday, the province reported 459 hospitalizations. As of Friday, that number has decreased to 420.
There are now 22 people in intensive care units for COVID-19, down from 29 on Thursday.
To date, 1,690 Manitobans have died from COVID-19.
Due to limited access to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, the 178 new lab-confirmed cases reported Friday are considered an undercount.
The current active case count of 7,142 is also considered an undercount.
There is a slight 0.1 per cent increase in Manitoba's five-day test positivity rate, up to 12.6 per cent from 12.5 per cent on Thursday.
On Monday, the test positivity rate was at 16.7 per cent.
A total of 1,217 PCR tests were completed Friday.Rapid test kits are now available for free at some grocery stores in Manitoba and public libraries in Winnipeg. Results from rapid test kits are not included in the provincial COVID-19 case counts.
Manitoba dropped its vaccine mandates on March 1. The vaccine cards, QR codes and the verifier app are still functional. Mask mandates, isolation requirements and contact tracing will come to an end on March 15. Out of the new cases reported on Friday, 32 are in the Interlake-Easter health region, 33 in the Northern health region, 26 in the Prairie Mountain health region, 16 in the Southern health region, and 71 in the Winnipeg health region.
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