Anyone age 12 and up who lives or works in the NHR can receive a first dose of vaccine at the Flin Flon site - youth ages 12-17 can only receive Pfizer-BioNTech doses, as the Moderna vaccine has not yet been approved for use in people under age 18. Second doses will also be available for people who qualify. Under current provincial eligibility rules, anyone who received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine before March 29 (including all Indigenous people 12 years old and older) and people who have one of a list of health conditions or take certain medications can book appointments for second doses. A full list of qualifying medications and health conditions can be found on the provincial government website.
“Supporting our northern communities with essential infrastructure like additional roads and water treatment plants greatly impacts and benefits the well-being of Manitobans living in these communities. These projects also have a positive effect on the strengthening and rebuilding of the provincial economy as a whole,” said Indigenous and Northern Relations Minister Eileen Clarke in a March 4 news release. “I am pleased to have worked together and across departments to bring these capital projects to fruition; when communities are strong, Manitoba is strong.” Projects funded north of the 53rd parallel included $175,700 for the demolition of the water treatment plant in Granville Lake, $129,000 for community roads in Moose Lake, $120,000 for community roads in Cormorant and $100,000 for a fire hall and a water treatment plant roof in Easterville. $60,301 went to a water treatment plant upgrade in Nelson House and $50,000 towards lagoon road upgrades in Wabowden. Another $7,
While northern numbers have dropped, another 75 cases were reported throughout the north, mostly confined to three districts. Of the 75 cases announced in northern Manitoba, 52 were announced in the Cross Lake/Pimicikamak district, which due to data corrections elsewhere, is now the region s largest COVID-19 hotspot. The district now has 167 active cases of COVID-19 as of Feb. 18 - almost a full third of the north s remaining active cases. New cases were also reported in Thompson - nine new cases were reported in the Thompson/Mystery Lake district, although active cases showed a slight decrease because of 11 reported recoveries - and in Island Lake, where eight new cases were found.
New cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba stayed in the double digits Wednesday, levels of active cases in the north continue to rise and the Flin Flon health district is seeing its own numbers drop.
None of the 36 new cases were found in the Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon health district. The districts with the most new cases are the Island Lake district - which now has over 700 active cases of COVID-19 according to provincial statistics - and the Bunibonibee/Oxford House/Manto Sipi/Gods River/Gods Lake district. Both reported eight new cases. Six new cases are marked as unknown district , while the Gillam/Fox Lake district reported its own increase of six cases. New cases were also reported in the Cross Lake/Pimicikamak, Grand Rapids/Misipawistik/Moose Lake/Mosakahiken/Easterville/Chemawawin, Lynn Lake/Marcel Colomb/Leaf Rapids/O-Pipon-Na-Piwin/Granville Lake and Thompson/Mystery Lake districts. More details on active cases per district within the NHR can be found below.