On Monday Health officials announced 66 new cases, 1 death, along with some important updates to the vaccination campaign.
More pop-up vaccine clinics have been added to the schedule. Additional pop-up clinics will be coming to Prairie Mountain Health in Lundar on March 30th (1 p.m. to 6 p.m.), and Killarney on March 31st. Click here for more information on the schedule for pop-up clinics coming to rural Manitoba communities.
A pop-up will be in Swan River this week providing immunizations, but officials have indicated that those appointments have already filled up. Officials say additional pop-up clinics are also being planned for April and further details will be provided as soon as possible.
The eligibility criteria for vaccinations at pop-up clinics and supersites have been expanded to include individuals aged 65 or older and First Nation people aged 45 or older. Appointments for eligible Manitobans can be made by calling 1-844-MAN-VACC.
Today's Case Numbers
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.2% provincially and 3.7% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 33,418.
The one death announced today — a man in his 50s from the Winnipeg Health region — brings the total number of Manitobans to die with COVID-19 to 928.
One case of the B.1.1.7 COVID variant has been detected today, located in the Prairie Mountain Health region.
There have been 77 total variant cases detected in Manitoba (64 of the B.1.1.7 UK variant, 15 of the B.1.351 South Africa variant).
There are 1,205 active cases and 31,285 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
The province’s data also shows 62 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 76 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 138 hospitalizations.
There are 11 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 14 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 25 ICU patients.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
• zero cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• 17 cases in the Northern health region
• zero cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• four cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 45 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Duck Mountain (7), Porcupine Mountain (20), Asessippi (4), and Little Saskatchewan (1). Brandon has four active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. Fisher/Peguis health district has five active cases.
