News - COVID-19

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.4 per cent provincially and 4.3 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on February 9, 2021, 75 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, four cases have been removed due to a data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 71 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 30,360.

Following feedback from Manitobans and advice from public health leaders, the province is loosening a variety of restrictions while ensuring protocols are in place to protect Manitobans from the risks of COVID-19.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.9 per cent provincially and 4.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on February 8, 2021, 53 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 52 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 30,289.

Manitoba’s public schools system will see another increase in the Funding of Schools Program for the 2021-22 school year of $20.8 million, or 1.56 per cent, for a total $1.35 billion, the highest total investment in Manitoba’s history.

The province is expanding access to rapid COVID-19 testing for personal care home (PCH) staff, following the successful trial of rapid testing for asymptomatic staff (staff with no symptoms of COVID-19) at three Manitoba personal care homes.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.1 per cent provincially and 3.8 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on February 7,2021, 80 new cases of the virus have been identified, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 30,237.

Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson has announced that the Manitoba government will implement all 17 recommendations outlined in the external review of Maples Long Term Care Home.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.1 per cent provincially and 3.8 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on February 6, 2021, 82 new cases of the virus have been identified, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 30,158.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is six per cent provincially and 3.5 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on February 5, 2021, 110 new cases of the virus have been identified, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 30,078.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.7 per cent provincially and 3.6 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on February 4, 2021, 110 new cases of the virus have been identified and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 29,968.