Public health officials advise one new death in a person with COVID-19 is being reported today. This includes deaths reported on the weekend:
- a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an unspecified variant of concern.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.5 per cent provincially and 1.6 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 128 new cases of the virus have been identified since Friday: 29 cases on Friday, Aug. 6; 29 cases on Saturday, Aug. 7; 45 cases on Sunday, Aug. 8; and 25 cases Monday, Aug. 9. Seven cases have been removed due to data correction, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 57,860.

Of the 25 cases reported today, the COVID-19 data shows:
- three new cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
- four new cases in the Northern health region;
- two new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- eight new cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
- eight new cases in the Winnipeg health region.

Today’s data also shows:
· 568 active cases and 56,108 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19;
· 89 Manitobans hospitalized with COVID-19, including 32 people with active COVID-19 as well as 57 people who are no longer infectious;
· a total of 14 Manitoba patients receiving intensive care for COVID-19, including six people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as eight people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care;
· 1,332 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 886,674; and
· the total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 1,184.

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 is available at: https://geoportal.gov.mb.ca/. Data related to COVID-19, variants of concern, 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

The Manitoba government has introduced a new app that will allow people to request and access their Manitoba immunization card. The Manitoba Immunization Card app will allow people to access their digital card when not connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data services. As with the physical card, the app will only show the person’s first and last names and a QR code. When scanned by the Manitoba Immunization Verifier app, the QR code will confirm that the person is fully vaccinated. To download the mobile app for iOS and Android, visit: https://manitoba.ca/covid19/vaccine/immunization-record.html.

Vaccine sites in the province are considered clinical areas. People attending for immunization are reminded that masks are still required.

All people aged 12 and up are now eligible for their first or second dose.  The date of the second appointment must be at least 28 days after the first vaccination.

A total of 1,838,109 doses of vaccine have been administered in Manitoba.    

All Manitoba supersites are open and offering walk-in and appointment-based vaccinations, with adjusted clinic hours. For hours and days of operation, visit https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/vaccine/finder.html.

Moderna and Pfizer appointments are open and available to book as early as today.

A complete listing and searchable map of all vaccine sites, including urban Indigenous clinics and pop-up clinics, is available online at 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). 

To be considered fully immunized, individuals require two doses of vaccine. These can be the same or different brands of vaccine. Individuals who need to update any missing or inaccurate information on their immunization records or apply for an immunization card can use the e-form at https://forms.gov.mb.ca/covid-immunization-record-request/ or call 1-844-MAN-VACC (1-844-626-8222) and follow the prompts.

More information about the vaccine campaign in Manitoba is available at www.manitoba.ca/vaccine and https://protectmb.ca.