Manitoba hit a grim COVID-19 milestone Friday, surpassing 10,000 cases and reporting another five deaths from the virus.
With 437 new cases identified as of Friday morning, Manitoba’s total number of cases reported since March rose to 10,216.
The latest deaths bring the province’s death toll to 137 and Manitoba’s five-day test positivity continued its record-setting rise, hitting 11.6 per cent.
In Winnipeg, where 260 new cases were reported, the five-day test positivity rate spiked to 12.2 per cent, another record for the city.
Manitoba’s chief public officer of health, Dr. Brent Roussin, said the province has reported 97 deaths, 412 hospitalizations, and 818 cases linked to healthcare facilities, personal care homes and correctional facilities in just the last 30 days.
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