Provincial News Archives

To date, 43,318 doses of vaccine have been administered including 32,852 first doses and 10,466 second doses. As of Feb. 2, Manitoba remains second in the country in the number of people who have received two doses of vaccine and are fully protected against COVID-19, at 759 per 100,000.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.9 per cent provincially and 3.9 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on February 3, 2021, 126 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, one case has been removed due to a data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 125 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 29,858.

The Manitoba government is extending the provincewide state of emergency to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and further protect Manitobans, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler, minister responsible for the Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization, announced.

A total of 159 warnings and 56 tickets were issued for the week of Jan. 25 to 31 including 42 $1,296 tickets to individuals for various offences and 14 tickets to individuals for failure to wear a mask in indoor public places.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 7.6 per cent provincially and 4.1 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on February 2, 2021, 83 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, one case has been removed due to a data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 82 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 29,733.

Morris RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing woman from Stuartburn, 72-year-old Marie Beaulieu.

Manitoba Conservation and Climate will again offer free entry to provincial parks throughout the month of February so Manitobans and visitors can take advantage of the many winter activities available in the parks.

To date, 41,817 doses of vaccine have been administered including 32,461 first doses and 9,356 second doses. As of Jan. 31, Manitoba remains second in the country in the number of people who have received two doses of vaccine and are fully protected against COVID-19, at 616 people per 100,000.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 7.9 per cent provincially and 4.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on February 1, 2021, 89 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, two cases have been removed due to a data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 87 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 29,651.

A 40-year-old man has recently been arrested by RCMP after threatening to kill people at a residence located in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.