Manitoba public health announced 149 new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon bringing the five day test positivity rate to 5.3 percent.  They also reported one additional death in the Interlake Eastern region. They also advised the first case of the P-1 variant of concern first identified in Brazil has been confirmed in Manitoba. The total number of reported cases of concern is 647 of which 288 are active.

Of the new COVID cases 73 are in Winnipeg, 57 in Northern health and ten in Interlake Eastern with single digits in other regions.  Active cases in the Flin Flon, Snow Lake, Cranberry Portage, Sherridon district are now at 20.

Of the total 35,688 reported cases 1528 are considered active and 33,205 people have recovered.