Public health officials advise two new deaths in people with COVID-19 are being reported today. This includes deaths reported on the weekend;
- Saturday, July 10:
  - no new deaths reported;
- Sunday, July 11:
  - a female in her 40s from the Winnipeg health region;
- Monday, July 12:
  - a male in his 70s from the Interlake–Eastern Regional health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 (alpha) variant of concern.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is five per cent provincially and 4.1 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 181 new cases of the virus have been identified since Friday – 87 cases on Saturday, July 10; 63 cases on Sunday, July 11; and 31 cases today. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 56,920.

Of the 31 cases reported today, the COVID-19 data shows:
- four new cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
- three new cases in the Northern health region;
- two new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- two new cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 20 new cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The data also shows:
- 1,025 active cases and 54,733 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
- 138 Manitobans hospitalized with COVID-19 in Manitoba and neighbouring provinces including:
  - 52 people in hospital in Manitoba with active COVID-19 as well as 83 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious, amounting to a total of 135 hospitalizations;
- a total of 33 Manitoba patients receiving intensive care for COVID-19 including:
  - 10 people in intensive care units in Manitoba with active COVID-19 as well as 20 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, amounting to a total of 30 ICU patients in Manitoba; and
  - three Manitoba patients in intensive care units outside the province, all of whom are in Ontario;
- 42 patients previously receiving care in an out-of-province ICU have now been returned to Manitoba hospitals for further care; and
  - no COVID-19 patients were transported out of province for care yesterday;
- monthly data on hospital admissions and vaccines includes:
  - 74 per cent of the 412 hospital admissions between June 1 and 30 had no vaccine doses, and 22 per cent had one dose; and
  - 90 of the 412 hospitalized cases were admitted to ICU, and of those 90 cases, 77 per cent had no vaccine dose and three per cent had one dose;
- 1,332 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 846,855; and
- the total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 1,162.

The outbreak has been declared over at St. Boniface Hospital, unit M3 in Winnipeg.

Possible exposure locations are listed online by region at the province’s #RestartMB Pandemic Response System webpage. For up-to-date information on possible public exposures to COVID-19 in regions, visit www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/updates/flights.html#event and click on your region.

Additional data on variants of concern is updated from Tuesday to Saturday at https://geoportal.gov.mb.ca/. Data related to COVID-19, outbreaks and some downloadable and historic data can also be found at this site.

For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, including the online screening tool, testing criteria and locations, self-isolation requirements, public health fundamentals and the provincial response level on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System, visit www.manitoba.ca/COVID19.

 

VACCINES

On Wednesday July 14, all vaccine super sites throughout the province will be offering walk-ins only. While Pfizer will be earmarked for use in youth between 12 and 17 years old, Moderna will be available for adults at each site. All July pop-up clinics are now listed online in the map finder at https://protectmb.ca/.

For people who prefer to book an appointment, there are thousands of Moderna appointments open and available to book as early as today. Thousands of Pfizer appointments are also available to book for the second half of July.

All people aged 12 and up are now eligible to make their first or second dose appointment.  The date of the second appointment must be at least 28 days after the first vaccination. For more information, visit http://manitoba.ca/covid19/vaccine/eligibility-criteria.html#second-dose. Individuals can book online at https://protectmb.ca/ or by calling (toll-free) 1-844-MAN-VACC (1-844-626-8222).  

Fifteen medical clinics and pharmacies are regional hubs for AstraZeneca vaccinations. Individuals can use the online vaccine finder at http://manitoba.ca/covid19/vaccine/eligibility-criteria.html#second-dose.  
  
A complete listing and searchable map of all vaccine sites, including urban Indigenous clinics and pop-up clinics, is available online at https://protectmb.ca/. Eligible individuals can book their appointments at these sites online, or by calling (toll-free) 1-844-626-8222 (1-844-MAN-VACC).  

A total of 1,600,522 doses of vaccine have been administered in Manitoba.