COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in Manitoba, no deaths reported Tuesday

Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen at LifeLabs after being logged upon receipt at the company's lab, in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The number of COVID-19 patients in Manitoba hospitals has dropped on Tuesday.

According to the provincial COVID-19 bulletin, a total of 406 COVID-19 patients were in hospital as of Tuesday. This is a drop of 28 since Monday. Of those in hospital, 175 people have active cases.

The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units also dropped Tuesday, hitting 21 total ICU COVID-19 patients, including 12 with active cases.

No new deaths were added to the total, leaving it at 1,700 COVID-19 deaths so far in the pandemic.

The province reported 142 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, though public health officials have previously said case counts are likely higher as at-home rapid tests are not counted toward the total.

These cases bring the total to 132,089 reported cases, including 7,695 active cases and 122,694 recoveries.

The provincial five-day test positivity rate is 13.9 per cent.

As of Tuesday, the province reported 86.3 per cent of eligible Manitobans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 82.3 per cent have received two doses and 44.1 per cent have received three doses.