Manitoba Health reported 737 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend with a five day positivity rate of 13.6 percent.  They also reported 33 additional deaths with 28 in Winnipeg with the youngest 20 and the oldest over 100, two in Southern Health and one each in Interlake Eastern, Prairie Mountain and the Northern Health Region in The Pas Hospital Acute Care.  Of the new cases 505 are in Winnipeg, 80 in Southern Health with lower numbers on other regions including 67 in Northern Health.  Of the 18,806 reported cases 9216 are active, 9195 individuals have recovered, 348 are in hospital with 43 in intensive care and total related deaths are 395.

Meanwhile Saskatchewan Health reported 617 new cases over the weekend.  They also reported four additional deaths with one each from the Regina and Far North zones and two from the South zone.  The highest number of new cases was in Saskatoon with 209, Regina with 111 and 72 in the North East with lower numbers in other zones including 35 in the Far North East.  Of the 10,319 reported cases 4550 are considered active, 5530 people have recovered, 135 are in hospital with 26 in intensive care and related deaths are 59. Eleven cases were found to be out of province residents and were removed from the list.