Manitoba public health reported 179 new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon bringing the five day test positivity rate to 5.4 percent.  Of the new cases 69 were in Southern health and 43 in Winnipeg with lower numbers in other regions including 32 in Northern health where active cases have dropped to 273.  Of the total 63,499 identified cases in the province 1404 are active, 66,184 people have recovered and 157 are in hospital with 30 in intensive care.

Saskatchewan health reported 95 new cases bringing the seven day average of new cases to 102.  Of the 79,937 identified cases 11 hundred are active, 77,932 people have recovered and 161 are in hospital.  Far Northeast two again reports no new cases with four cases active.