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The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.9 per cent provincially and 2.7 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 39 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, two cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 37 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 57,065.

Of the 39 cases reported today, the COVID-19 data shows:
- 10 new cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
- two new cases in the Northern health region;
- three new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- nine new cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 15 new cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows:
- 958 active cases and 54,943 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
- 120 Manitobans hospitalized with COVID-19 in Manitoba and neighbouring provinces including:
 37 people in hospital in Manitoba with active COVID-19 as well as 82 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious, amounting to a total of 119 hospitalizations;
- a total of 27 Manitoba patients receiving intensive care for COVID-19 including:
 nine people in intensive care units in Manitoba with active COVID-19 as well as 17 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, amounting to a total of 26 ICU patients in Manitoba; and
 one Manitoba patient in an intensive care unit in Ontario;
- 44 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;
- 1579 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 852,858; and
- the total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 1,164.

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 available 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

A total of 9,070 doses of vaccine were administered during the July 14 walk-in Vax-A-Thon. It is estimated that 20 per cent of these walk-ins were first doses and 30 per cent of total doses were administered to youth (12 to 17 years old).

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 later in July.

Individuals can book online at https://protectmb.ca/ or by calling (toll-free) 1-844-MAN-VACC (1-844-626-8222).  

A total of 1,647,353 doses of vaccine have been administered in Manitoba.