34 new cases of COVID-19, 2 deaths reported in Manitoba

The province did not specify when the man and woman died. So far, 1,184 people have died from COVID-19. The province periodically removes deaths from its tally as the data is corrected.

The provincial test positivity rate declined slightly to 2.6%. The rate is 1.8%. 100 in Winnipeg.

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has dropped from two to 75, including 11 people in intensive care.

Manitoba remains above intensive care unit capacity ahead of the pandemic, with a total of 86 patients, including those not receiving care for COVID-19. The pre-pandemic intensive care capacity in the province was 72.

The majority of new cases – 19 – are in Winnipeg. There were six detections in Southern Health, five in Interlake-Eastern, three in Prairie Mountain Health and one in Northern Health Region.

The latest pandemic health ordinance enforcement update says the province issued 27 warnings and three tickets from August 2 to 8. Two people were fined $ 289 for failing to wear masks in indoor public places, and one business was fined $ 5,000.

The number of cases of active variants of the coronavirus increased slightly to 331. They represent more than half of the 586 active cases in the province.

The province saw a surge in cases linked to the highly contagious delta variant, initially identified in India, on Wednesday.

The peak appears to coincide with a drop in cases of unspecified variants, which fell by 172, while the number of delta cases increased by 160. This suggests that the cases previously listed as unspecified turned out to be the delta variant.

Manitoba also announced its first three cases of the delta, AY.3 or “delta plus” subline on Wednesday. Two of these cases are listed as recovered and one as active.

The province will close the COVID-19 testing site at Thunderbird House on Friday at the corner of Higgins Avenue and Main Street. Other nearby sites, including Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata at 445 King St., the Garrick Center at 330 Garry St., and the MPI Building’s drive-thru site at 1284 Main St., remain open.