News - COVID-19

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12 per cent provincially and 14.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on May 13, 2021, 560 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, three cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 557 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 43,700.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.1 per cent provincially and 14.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on May 12, 2021, 364 new cases of the virus have been identified. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 43,143.

A total of 97 warnings and 60 tickets were issued for the week of May 3 to 9, including 50 $1,296 tickets to individuals for various offences, nine $298 tickets to individuals for failure to wear a mask in indoor public places and one $5,000 ticket to a business.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12 per cent provincially and 14.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on May 11, 2021, 329 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, one case has been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 328 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 42,779.

The Manitoba government is increasing its budget for the Manitoba Bridge Grant and will be making a fourth round of up to $5,000 payments for eligible businesses and organizations to help protect them through the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 11.6 per cent provincially and 13.8 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on May 10, 2021, 502 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, four cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 498 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 42,453.

As a proactive measure and to mitigate increasing transmission of COVID-19, all kindergarten to Grade 12 schools in the City of Winnipeg and the City of Brandon will move to remote learning effective Wednesday, May 12 until May 30.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.9 per cent provincially and 13 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on May 9, 2021, 532 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, three cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 529 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 41,953.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.5 per cent provincially and 12.6 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on May 8, 2021, 488 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, three cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 485 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 41,425.

Strict new public health orders to close restaurants, bars, patios, gyms, fitness centres, museums and day camps as well as restrict retail capacity will come into effect on Sunday to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the strain on the health-care system.