Almost one third of Manitoba's 147 new COVID-19 cases Friday are in fully vaccinated residents: province

Manitoba has reported four deaths linked to COVID-19, along with 147 new cases of the virus.

The province has reported four deaths linked to COVID-19, along with 147 new cases of the virus.

In a COVID-19 bulletin released Friday, provincial health officials said the four deaths include a man in his 70s from the Prairie Mountain Health region, along with a man in his 70s a woman in her 80s, and a woman in her 100s, all from Winnipeg.

Three deaths that were previously reported on Thursday include a woman in her 70s whose death has been linked to the outbreak at Salem Home and a man in his 90s whose death has been linked to an outbreak at Third Crossing Manor – both from the Southern Health region – and a man in his 80s from the Prairie Mountain Health region.

The province said these deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba to 1,328.

Of the 147 cases identified Friday, the province said 90 are unvaccinated, 52 are fully vaccinated and five are partially vaccinated.

The highest number of cases was reported in the Southern Health region – with 64 new cases identified in the region as of Friday. Of those cases, the province said 53 are not fully vaccinated.

As of December 1, the region reported a five-day test positivity of 15 per cent. Since mid-November, the region has seen test positivity rates reach 17.6 per cent. This is far above the provincial five-day test positivity rate, which was sitting at 5.1 per cent as of Friday.