Health officials say that today's new cases all come from one community in the Interlake-Eastern health region.

Public health officials have confirmed another five cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba. As of Friday at 9:30 am, the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba is now 336. The current five-day test positive rate is .43 per cent.

Friday's cases are all from a Hutterite colony in the Interlake-Eastern health region. The cases are a male and female in their 60s, a male and female in their 30s and a female in her 20s. The investigation is ongoing and any additional information will be provided as needed once investigations are complete to inform people of any public health risks.

The data also shows:

  • no individuals are in hospital;
  • 11 active cases and 318 individuals have recovered from COVID-19; and
  • the number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at seven.

An additional 844 tests were completed on Thursday bringing the total number of tests performed since early February to 73,885.