Public health officials advise one new death in a person with COVID-19 has been reported today:
- a male in his 70s from the Interlake-Eastern health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.1 per cent provincially and 13.7 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 303 new cases of the virus have been identified. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 51,090.

Due to technical issues, today’s count will be an undercount of the actual case numbers. Officials anticipate this will result in an over count tomorrow.

Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
- 12 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
- 13 cases in the Northern health region.
- 15 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 37 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 226 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:
- 4,504 active cases and 45,533 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
- 236 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 72 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 308 hospitalizations;
- 48 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 23 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 71 ICU patients;
- 2,599 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 770,070; and
- the total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 1,053.

Public health officials are reminding Manitobans that in most cases, they should only seek testing at a provincial test site if they are symptomatic or have been advised by public health that they are a close contact. This will help ensure those who need to be tested can continue to access testing as easily as possible. Manitobans have several options available to access testing, including drive-thru and walk-in sites, or by booking an appointment by calling 1-855-268-4318 or online at select sites at www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/testing/locations.html#appointment.

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.

The outbreak has been declared over at Holy Cross School 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.

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

The province announced Monday that eligibility for second doses is expanding to include:
• Individuals who received their first dose of vaccine on or before April 8 will be able to book today;
• individuals who received their first dose on or before April 13 will be able to book their second dose beginning tomorrow at 11:45 a.m.

As well, officials say anyone who received a first dose of AstraZeneca/Covishield is now eligible to receive a second dose of any mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna), provided they meet provincial eligibility criteria for their second dose.

All Indigenous people in Manitoba and individuals with specific health conditions are also eligible to book their second dose, as long as they meet the minimum time interval between doses. If anyone in these groups received a first dose of AstraZeneca/Covishield, the minimum time interval between doses is 28 days.

All people aged 12 and up are eligible to book their first-dose appointments.

For more information, visit https://manitoba.ca/covid19/vaccine/eligibility-criteria.html#second-dose.

Individuals can book online at https://patient.petalmd.com/login?groupId=6032 or by calling (toll-free) 1-844-MAN-VACC (1-844-626-8222). People will need to know the date they received their first dose and the type of vaccine received. If an individual cannot recall this information, it can be found through their immunization record at https://sharedhealthmb.ca/covid19/test-results/ or by calling their local public health office. A directory can be found at www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/offices.html. Note that vaccine appointments cannot be booked through public health offices.

Young people aged 12 to 15 can either attend the appointment with a parent, guardian or caregiver, or bring a signed consent form at the time of their appointment. If the youth attends without a guardian and without a signed consent form, they will go through an informed consent process to assess their ability to consent on their own and proceed with the vaccine. Young people aged 16 and 17 can sign their own consent form.

Eligible people can book appointments at super sites in Gimli, Dauphin, Steinbach, Winnipeg (RBC Convention Centre, Leila), Brandon, Thompson, Selkirk and Morden.

Pop-up clinics have been scheduled throughout the province in June. A complete listing and searchable map is available online at https://protectmb.ca.

Indigenous people can also attend an urban Indigenous clinic led by community organizations in Winnipeg, Brandon, Thompson and Portage la Prairie.

Eligible individuals can book their appointments at these sites online at https://protectmb.ca or by calling (toll-free) 1-844-626-8222 (1-844-MAN-VACC).

A total of 852,094 vaccinations have been administered in Manitoba.

Manitoba expects to receive an additional 87,750 doses of Pfizer and 14,600 doses of Moderna this week.

Additional Information

Winnipeg’s Leila super site offered walk-up immunizations for first and second doses on May 27 and 28. Approximately 2,500 individuals attended and received their vaccine without an appointment.

When attending a vaccine appointment, people are reminded to bring their completed consent form (available online at https://protectmb.ca), wear a short-sleeved shirt, wear a mask, and bring their health card or other form of identification. To help support good physical distancing on site, people should arrive no more than 15 minutes before their scheduled appointment time.

More information about the vaccine campaign in Manitoba is available at www.manitoba.ca/vaccine and https://protectmb.ca. For regular updates, visit https://protectmb.ca and sign up for the weekly e-newsletter.

All data in this bulletin is current as of May 30 unless noted otherwise.