Manitoba public health reported 79 new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon bringing the five day test positivity rate to 3.8 percent.  Of the new cases 25 were in Southern health and 24 in the Northern region with lower numbers in other regions. Of the total 61,796 reported cases 923 are active, 59,649 people have recovered and 94 are in hospital with 15 in intensive care.  Just over two million, 25 thousand doses of vaccine have been administered in the province.

Saskatchewan health reported 327 new cases bringing their seven day average of new cases to 465.  Of the total 73,057 reported cases 4423 are active, 67,870 people have recovered and 337 are in hospital. Far North East Two which includes Creighton, Flin Flon Saskatchewan, Denare Beach, Pelican Narrows, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and Sandy Bay reported four new cases bringing active cases to 57.