WINNIPEG -- Manitoba is reporting a new death in the province from COVID-19.
Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, made the announcement during his daily update on COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The death brings the total in Manitoba to seven.
Roussin said the death was a man in his 70s from the Southern Health Zone with underlying medical conditions.
“This person was in hospital, they were previously in ICU, and unfortunately passed away,” Roussin said. “Our thoughts go out to their friends and family.”
Roussin added the person was not living in a long-term care facility.
One new case was announced in Manitoba on Tuesday, bringing the total to 282.
Of those cases, 238 patients are recovered, while 37 cases are considered active.
Four people remain hospitalized, with nobody in intensive care.
As the province moved into the second day of reopening, Roussin said the positive test rate for COVID-19 in Manitoba is 0.3 per cent over the last seven days. He is encouraging eligible Manitobans to continue to get tested. A total of 339 tests were completed at Cadham Provincial Laboratory on Monday.
“We have very broad testing criteria, any symptomatic Manitoban can present at a number of test sites,” he said. “For the most part, it’s demand right now, and we’re still encouraging Manitobans to be tested.”
Since February, 27,775 tests for COVID-19 have been completed in Manitoba.
