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Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 33.3 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on January 24, 2021, 536 new cases of the virus have been identified. The province estimates that actual case numbers are eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 32.4 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on January 21, 2021, 827 new cases of the virus have been identified. The province estimates that actual case numbers are eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 33.1 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on January 19, 2021, 919 new cases of the virus have been identified. The province estimates that actual case numbers are eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 34.5 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on January 17, 2021, 717 new cases of the virus have been identified. The province estimates that actual case numbers are eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 42.6 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on January 14, 2021, 1215 new cases of the virus have been identified. According to Dr. Jazz Awtal, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, actual case numbers are estimated to be eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.

The province is opening two new testing sites in Winnipeg. Open today, the drive-thru site at 1300 Redonda St. is offering PCR tests only to those eligible for a PCR test. Non-eligible people will be turned away. Opening Thursday, Jan. 13, a second location at 820 Taylor Ave. will offer rapid antigen test pickup by appointment only.

Based on provincial data, public health officials are highlighting the following trends for the week ending Jan. 6: an average of 1,814.7 new cases per day; a total of 201 new hospitalizations, a 51.1 per cent increase from the previous week; a total of 20 new ICU cases, a 5.3 per cent increase from the previous week; and a total of 12,703 cases, a 6.9 per cent increase from the previous week.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 44.4 per cent provincially and 52.6 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on January 7, 2021, 5,813 new cases of the virus have been identified: 2,548 cases on Thursday, Jan. 6, and 3,265 cases today.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 40.3 per cent provincially and 48 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on January 5, 2021, 8,960 new cases of the virus have been identified since Friday: 1,753 cases on Sat., Jan. 1, 1,939 cases on Sun., Jan. 2, 1,721 cases on Mon., Jan. 3; 1,757 cases on Tues., Jan. 4; and 1,790 cases today.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 30.7 per cent provincially and 32.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on December 31, 2021, 2,617 new cases of the virus have been identified since Wednesday: 1,123 cases on Thursday, Dec. 30 and 1,494 cases today.