News - COVID-19

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 8.9 per cent and 312 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on November 1, 2020, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 6,034.

Public health officials advise two additional deaths due to COVID-19 are being reported from October 31, 2020. The deaths were reported in the Winnipeg region, a male in his 60s and a male in his 80s. This brings the total number of deaths to 69.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 8.7 per cent and 349 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on October 31, 2020, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 5,723.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 8.6 per cent and 480 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on October 30, 2020, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 5,374.

Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin announced provincewide changes to the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System in order to halt the growing community transmission of COVID-19 in Manitoba.

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services says uncertainty over the what will happen with COVID continues to result in considerable hog market volatility.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 7.8 per cent and 193 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on October 29, 2020, which brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 4,894.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 7.3 per cent and 169 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on October 28, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 4,701.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 7.5 per cent and 183 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on October 27, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 4,532.

The Manitoba government plans to introduce amendments to the Employment Standards Code so more workers can take protected leave due to the COVID-19 pandemic and apply for federal benefits.