Posted: Dec 15, 2020 12:38 PM CT | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba s chief public health officer, says the fact the province has discouraged asymptomatic people from getting tested for COVID-19 may explain why the test positivity rate remains so high. The provincewide rate on Tuesday rose to 14.2 per cent.(John Woods/The Canadian Press)
Manitoba has passed 500 deaths from COVID-19 as the province added nine more to the total on Tuesday.
Health officials also announced 272 new cases of the illness Tuesday. The provincial test positivity rate rose to 14.2 per cent, the first time it has been above 14 per cent since Nov. 28.
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