News - COVID-19

The President of Truck Wash Technologies says the global pandemic has helped demonstrate how disease spreads and the need for biosecurity in the movement of livestock.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 32.4 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on January 21, 2021, 827 new cases of the virus have been identified. The province estimates that actual case numbers are eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.

The province has announced that Dr. David Matear, CEO of Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority (IERHA), is joining the health incident command team as health system co-lead.

The Manitoba government has signed agreements and put new initiatives in place to build capacity for women’s health, diagnostics and spine surgery since the launch of the Diagnostic and Surgical Recovery Task Force in December.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 33.1 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on January 19, 2021, 919 new cases of the virus have been identified. The province estimates that actual case numbers are eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 34.5 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on January 17, 2021, 717 new cases of the virus have been identified. The province estimates that actual case numbers are eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 42.6 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on January 14, 2021, 1215 new cases of the virus have been identified. According to Dr. Jazz Awtal, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, actual case numbers are estimated to be eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.

Public health officials are updating guidance for contact tracing and case management in Manitoba schools as the omicron variant continues to spread across the province.

The province is opening two new testing sites in Winnipeg. Open today, the drive-thru site at 1300 Redonda St. is offering PCR tests only to those eligible for a PCR test. Non-eligible people will be turned away. Opening Thursday, Jan. 13, a second location at 820 Taylor Ave. will offer rapid antigen test pickup by appointment only.

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services says the impact of the global pandemic on pork processing capacity is one of the biggest factors driving hog markets. In late 2021 slaughter hog production dropped, resulting in a decline in hog numbers and triggering a significant reduction of pork stocks, stimulating higher pork cut-out values.