Public health officials advise 15 deaths in people with COVID-19 are being reported today:

a female in her 100s from Southern Health-Santé Sud (reported Friday);
a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Saturday);
a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Saturday);
a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Saturday);
a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Saturday);
a female in her 70s from Southern Health-Santé Sud and linked to the outbreak at Eastview Place (reported Saturday);
a male in his 90s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Wednesday);
a female in her 50s from Interlake-Eastern health region (reported Wednesday);
a female in her 90s from Prairie Mountain Heath region and linked to the Dr. Gendreau Personal Care Home (reported Wednesday);
a male in his 70s from Interlake-Eastern health region (reported Wednesday);
a male in his 70s from the Prairie Mountain Health region (reported Thursday);
a female in her 60s from Interlake-Eastern health region (reported Thursday);
a male in his 50s from the Northern health region, linked to the outbreak at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg (reported Thursday);
a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Calvary Place Personal Care home (reported Thursday); and
a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at River Park Gardens Personal Care Home (reported Thursday).

In total, the province is reporting 209 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing Manitoba's total active case count to 3,689. There are 369 total COVID-19 hospitalizations in Manitoba, 163 of which are active cases. As well, there are 18 COVID-related ICU patients in the province - 14 of which are active cases. The provincial test positivity rate is 13.1%

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 on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at:

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: www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/prs/index.html

Vaccine-related dashboards will be no longer be updated after March 31, as COVID-19 immunization data is also included in the weekly epidemiology reports.

Public health officials are highlighting the following trends. As of March 23, Manitoba saw:

128 new hospitalizations, a 4.9 per cent increase from the previous week; and
11 new ICU cases, a 57.1 per cent increase from the previous week.

As compared to people with two or more doses of vaccine, those who are not fully vaccinated are:

five times as likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19,
seven times as likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit, and
10 times as likely to die with COVID-19.

The provincial vaccine site in Selkirk closes on March 26, followed by the Steinbach site in mid-April. For additional updates on vaccine locations and hours, or to use the vaccine finder, visit https://manitoba.ca/covid19/vaccine/index.html.

COVID testing sites continue to operate throughout the province. For a list of locations and hours of operation, eligibility for PCR testing, and information on rapid antigen tests, visit: www.manitoba.ca/covid19/testing/.

Vaccine-related dashboards will be no longer be updated after March 31, as COVID-19 immunization data is also included in the weekly epidemiology reports.

Information about COVID-19 will continue to be updated in weekly epidemiology reports found at www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/surveillance/covid-19/index.html and online COVID-19 dashboards will no longer be available. Vaccine dashboards will continue to be updated.