Deaths

Public health officials advise 23 new deaths in people with COVID-19 are being reported today:

• a female in her 70s from Prairie Mountain Health (reported Saturday);
• a female in her 70s 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 the Winnipeg health region (reported Saturday);
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Saturday);
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Oakview Place personal care home (reported Saturday);
• a male in his 90s from Prairie Mountain Health and linked to the outbreak at Hillcrest Place (reported Saturday);
• a female in her 80s from Prairie Mountain Health and linked to the outbreak at Hillcrest Place (reported Saturday);
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Deer Lodge Centre Tower 7 (reported Saturday);
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Sunday);
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Sunday);
• a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Sunday);
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Sunday);
• a male in his 70s from Prairie Mountain Health (reported Sunday);
• a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at West Park Manor personal care home (reported Sunday);
• a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to the outbreak at Misericordia Health Centre (reported Sunday);
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region and linked to an outbreak at Health Sciences Centre, GA3 surgery (reported Sunday);
• a female in her 90s from Prairie Mountain Health and linked to an outbreak at Rideau Park personal care home (reported Sunday);
• a male in his 50s from the Southern Health-Santé Sud (reported Sunday);
• a male in his 50s from the Southern Health-Santé Sud (reported Sunday);
• a female in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Monday);
• a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Monday); and
• a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region (reported Monday).

Outbreaks
Outbreaks have been declared at:

• Golden Door Geriatric Centre, Winnipeg;
• Meadowood Manor, Winnipeg;
• Bethesda Regional Health Centre, medical ward, Steinbach;
• Westman Nursing Home, Virden; and
• Assiniboine Centre, Brandon Regional Health Centre, Brandon.

Outbreak declared over at:

• St. Claude personal care home, St. Claude; and
• Northern Spirit Manor, Thompson.

Vaccine

The RBC provincial vaccine clinic is open for walk-in appointments.

Manitobans who are eligible for a third dose, or booster, are urged to get one. The booster dose is readily available to everyone over age 18 in Manitoba. It is most important that those who are 50 and over get immunized with a third dose right away, because this age group is experiencing - and will continue to experience - more severe outcomes, including hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths.

Manitobans who live in First Nations communities, have diabetes, or are immunocompromised are urged to get a third dose. A complete listing of the medical conditions that would classify a person as immunocompromised can be found at https://protectmb.ca.

Delivering the second round of vaccines to children ages 5 to 11 is continuing in many locations, including schools. It is recommended by Health Canada, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization and public health that the second dose be administered eight weeks following the first dose.

As of today, a total of 68,348 first doses have been given to children ages five to 11, or 54.7 per cent of that age group.  

Manitobans are encouraged to get their second and third doses as quickly as possible. While COVID-19 vaccine appointments continue to be available at regional or provincial vaccine clinics, for many people the fastest way to be immunized is at a nearby medical clinic, pharmacy or urban Indigenous clinic. Check the online vaccine finder or a medical clinic or pharmacy near you that provides the COVID-19 vaccine to find the next available opportunity to be immunized. The timeline between second and third doses and eligibility criteria information can be found at https://manitoba.ca/covid19/vaccine/eligibility-criteria.html.

Eligible individuals can book their appointments online, by calling (toll-free) 1-844-626-8222 (1-844-MAN-VACC) or by contacting their local pharmacy or medical clinic directly. Visit www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/vaccine/finder.html for some of the available options.