News - COVID-19

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.

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.

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.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 13.6 per cent provincially and 13.7 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on December 16, 2020, 292 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, one case was removed due to a data correction making the net total 291 and brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 21,826.

The Manitoba government launched its first COVID-19 immunization clinic this morning to deliver the life-saving vaccine to the first priority group of health-care providers, Premier Brian Pallister announced today.

Premier Brian Pallister announced that Manitoba’s first COVID-19 immunization clinic is ready to launch this morning to protect 900 health-care providers and the health-care system.