From May 24th to May 30th, Covid enforcement officials handed out a total of 161 tickets in Manitoba to businesses and individuals, totalling $199,456 in fines.
44 tickets worth $1,296 were given out to individuals in relation to gatherings in private residences or outdoors.
Nine $298 tickets were given to individuals for failure to wear a mask in indoor public places.
One $5,150 ticket was given to an individual for breaking the Federal Quarantine Act.
One $5,000 ticket issued to a business, and six warrants were issued to repeat offenders; This comes with a max penalty of $100,000.
Officials did note that this is the highest number of tickets issued in one week since enforcement efforts began in April 2020.
