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The criteria for health care workers who are eligible to book a COVID-19 immunization appointment is expanding slightly to help ensure all available vaccine is used this week. There are approximately 600 appointments booked and 300 remaining for this week’s clinic.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.2 per cent provincially and 12 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on December 19, 2020, 238 new cases of the virus have been identified, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 22,630.

Appointments remain available for the next COVID-19 immunization clinic, which will take place from Monday, December 21 to Wednesday, December 23. Eligible health care workers can continue to call over the weekend to book their space.

Steinbach RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a resident of a recent structure fire in the RM of Tache.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.6 per cent provincially and 13.1 in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on December 18, 2020, 350 new cases of the virus have been identified and brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 22,397.

The Manitoba government is inviting 900 additional priority health-care workers to book COVID-19 immunization appointments next week following confirmation of Manitoba’s second shipment of the Pfizer vaccine.

Public health officials are introducing rapid testing for asymptomatic personal care home staff working in three licensed personal care homes across the province as part of a pilot project around testing in long-term care facilities.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13 per cent provincially and 13.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on December 17, 2020, 221 new cases of the virus have been identified and brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 22,047.

A 23-year-old Beausejour man was recently arrested and is facing numerous firearm and property related charges in connection to the seizure of a prohibited device by the Canada Border Services Agency.

The government of Manitoba is partnering with Red River College to launch a new microcredential that will build a skilled workforce to support Manitoba’s rapid test strategy for COVID-19.