The province has announced, beginning next week, COVID-19 bulletins will only be issued on Thursdays. With that in mind, DiscoverWestman will also move to publishing COVID-19 updates only on Thursdays, to coincide with the adjustment to the release schedule.
Public health officials advise 11 new deaths in people with COVID-19 are being reported today:
a female in her 90s from Prairie Mountain Health (reported Thursday);
a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Thursday);
a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Thursday);
a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to an outbreak at Health Sciences Centre (reported Thursday);
a female in her 40s from the Prairie Mountain Health region (reported Friday);
a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Friday);
a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Friday);
a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Friday);
a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Friday);
a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Friday); and
a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to an outbreak at Tuxedo Villa (reported Friday).
In total, the province is reporting 313 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing Manitoba's total active case count to 8,848. There are 513 total COVID-19 hospitalizations in Manitoba, 222 of which are active cases. As well, there are 29 COVID-related ICU patients in the province - 13 of which are active cases. The provincial test positivity rate is 14.8%.
Manitoba continues to report on the recorded number of COVID-19 cases. However, it is important to note this data is limited and should be used with caution. It includes cases confirmed by a PCR test as well as rapid tests given by health-care professionals. Positive test results from rapid antigen tests, which people generally do at home, are not collected or reported. As a result, these numbers are an under-reporting of COVID-19 in the community.
Information about COVID-19 in Manitoba is updated weekdays at 12:30 p.m. on these DataMB dashboards:
Case data: https://geoportal.gov.mb.ca/apps/manitoba-covid-19/
COVID-19 vaccination coverage: https://geoportal.gov.mb.ca/apps/manitoba-covid-19-vaccinations-dashboard-1/
Outbreaks
Outbreaks have been declared at:
Actionmarguerite St. Vital, Winnipeg;
Calvary Place, Winnipeg;
Dr. Gendreau Personal Care Home, Ste. Rose du Lac; and
Westview Lodge, Boissevain.
Outbreaks have been declared over at:
Actionmarguerite St. Boniface, Winnipeg
Concordia Hospital, N3 East, Winnipeg;
Calvary Place, Winnipeg;
River Park Gardens, Winnipeg;
Beacon Hill Lodge, Winnipeg;
Meadowood Manor, Winnipeg;
Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre, Winnipeg; and
Glenboro Personal Care Home, Glenboro.
Vaccine
As of today, a total of 73,916 first doses have been given to children ages five to 11, or 59.1 per cent of that age group.
Eligible individuals can book their appointments online, by calling (toll-free) 1-844-626-8222 (1-844-MAN-VACC) or by contacting their local pharmacy or medical clinic directly. Visit www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/vaccine/finder.html for some of the available options.
The last appointments at the regional vaccine site in Dauphin are scheduled for March 2. The region will continue to offer pop-up clinics after that time to support vaccine access.
More Resources
COVID-19 testing and eligibility: https://gov.mb.ca/covid19/testing/index.html.
Vaccine campaign in Manitoba: www.manitoba.ca/vaccine and https://protectmb.ca.
Data related to COVID-19, variants of concern, outbreaks and some downloadable and historic data: https://geoportal.gov.mb.ca/.
Up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba: www.manitoba.ca/COVID19.