COVID-19-related deaths Saturday, while the province added 294 new cases of the virus.Two men and two women in their 60s, as well as a woman in her 70s, were the latest to succumb to the virus.
All five were from Winnipeg.Three of the deaths are attributed to the Alpha variant of concern, first identified in the U.K., while one is listed as “unspecified.”The province provided the following breakdown of the latest cases:There are now 3,437 active COVID-19 cases in Manitoba, while the death toll has climbed to 1,093.The five-day test-positivity rate is sitting at 11.2 per cent both provincially and in Winnipeg.