Latest COVID-19 report shows hospitalizations trending upward in Manitoba – CBC

Test positivity dropped from 20.7 per cent to 19 per cent

Apr 21, 2022

The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to grow last week as the number of COVID-19 deaths rose compared to the previous week, the latest update from Manitoba public health says.

The weekly report released on Thursday covers the period from April 10 to 16.

In that week, 206 people were admitted to hospital with COVID-19, up from 177 the week before, an increase of 16 per cent.

On Tuesday, CBC News obtained internal provincial data showing more up-to-date numbers, indicating the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 has continued to grow.

The internal data said there were 538 patients with COVID-19 in hospitals — a rise of 20 per cent, or 90 patients, from 448 on April 12.

The same internal data said five more people have died due to COVID-19 since the end of the most recent reporting period. As of April 16, Manitoba had reported 1,774 deaths, but between then and April 19, that number rose to 1,779.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-covid-19-weekly-updated-april-10-april-16-1.6426139