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Today, eligibility criteria to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic have been expanded to include individuals aged 65 or older and First Nation people aged 45 or older. Appointments are currently available at super sites in Winnipeg and Morden. Additional super-site appointments will be available for booking in the coming days.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.2 per cent provincially and 3.7 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on March 22, 2021, 66 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, one case has been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 65 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 33,418.

When the Morden super site opens on March 22, COVID-19 vaccine providers will be piloting a new process that is easier and more comfortable for patients, while also significantly increasing the number of vaccines that can be provided in a day.

Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development advises that conservation officers are continuing enforcement to protect Manitoba’s natural resources, including compliance checks for winter fisheries, and to address illegal hunting.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is five per cent provincially and 3.6 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on March 21, 2021, 90 new cases of the virus have been identified. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 33,353.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is five per cent provincially and 3.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on March 20, 89 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 87 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 33,263.

Eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic have been expanded to include individuals aged 69 or older and First Nation people aged 49 or older. Appointments are currently available at all five super sites in Winnipeg, Brandon, Selkirk, Thompson and Morden. Details about additional pop-up clinics will be provided next week.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.7 per cent provincially and 3.5 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on March 19, 2021, 93 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 91 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 33,176.

The Manitoba government is waiving the 2021 annual permit and licence renewal fees for resource tourism operators to reduce their financial burden caused by ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.

The Manitoba government is seeking feedback from Manitobans on plans to move to the ‘restricted’ (orange) level on the Pandemic Response System and continue to restore safely services and activities while balancing the needs of the health-care system.