Manitoba public health reported 165 new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon bringing the five day test positivity rate to 12.5 percent. Of the new cases 60 are in Winnipeg with lower numbers in other regions including 37 in Northern health where 2442 cases are active including 60 in the Flin Flon Snow Lake Cranberry Portage Sherridon district, 94 in Thompson Mystery Lake and 142 in The Pas OCN Kelsey district. Of the total 131,355 reported cases in the province 6968 are active, 122,702 people have recovered and 459 are in hospital with 29 in intensive care.
In their weekly report Saskatchewan health reported 1102 new cases for the week of February 20th to 26th three quarters of the number of new cases in the previous week with nine new cases in the Far Northeast Zone. The test positivity rate was 14.4 percent lower than the previous week. 353 people are in hospital with 30 in intensive care.
