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The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.8 per cent provincially and 4.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on April 7, 2021, 109 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, two cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 107 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 34,656.

The Manitoba government is budgeting nearly $1.2 billion in the 2021-22 fiscal year to protect Manitobans through COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemic and economic needs.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.3 per cent provincially and 4.3 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on April 6, 2021, 62 new cases of the virus have been identified. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 34,549.

Premier Brian Pallister announced that the Manitoba government will be investing at least $50 million to reduce surgical wait times as part of Budget 2021.

Delays in two deliveries of Moderna vaccine to the province from the federal government will affect upcoming appointments at pop-up clinics. A delivery of 28,300 doses expected the week of March 22 did not arrive until April 3. In addition, 28,400 doses expected this week will not arrive until next week. The exact delivery date is not known.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.1 per cent provincially and 4.3 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on April 5, 2021, 135 new cases of the virus have been identified including cases from the holiday Sunday and today. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 34,487.

Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen announced that Manitobans can now purchase 2021–22 angling licenses online through the province’s e-licensing website.

Significant progress has been made in the battle against COVID-19, as Manitoba has hit the milestone of 200,000 doses of vaccine administered.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises that due to high wildfire danger levels, Level 2 travel restrictions are now in effect across the southwest and eastern regions of the province.

Stonewall RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing female teen from the community, 14-year-old Adrienne Dorian.