News - COVID-19

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.78 per cent. Thirty-eight new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on August 17, 2020. In addition, four other cases have been removed from the list. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 731.

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.47 per cent. Thirty-six new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on August 16, 2020, while two previously identified cases have been removed.

The Manitoba government is calling on the federal government to finalize details of the Pan-Canadian Sick Leave Program so that Manitobans and all Canadians can stay home from work when needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without financial hardship.

Public health officials advise a ninth death related to COVID-19 has been reported, a male in his 80s from the City of Portage la Prairie health district in the Southern Health-Santé Sud region. This is a previously-reported case connected to a known cluster and the individual was in the intensive care unit.

The Manitoba government is now reporting COVID-19 cases based on smaller health districts to help connect Manitobans with more local information about COVID-19.

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.25 per cent. Forty new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on August 14, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 643.

Steinbach MLA and Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced that the Manitoba government is releasing practice guidance and protocols to ensure students, teachers and families know what to expect upon returning to classrooms in September and to provide consistency across schools.

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.19 per cent. Twenty-five new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on August 13, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 603.

The Manitoba government has extended the provincewide state of emergency under The Emergency Measures Act to continue to protect the health and safety of all Manitobans and reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.06 per cent. Sixteen new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am August 12, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 578.