Manitoba public health reported 137 new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon bringing the five day test positivity rate to 13.1 percent.  Of the new cases 73 were in Winnipeg with lower numbers in other regions including one in the Northern region where 1249 cases are active including 25 in Flin Flon Snow Lake Cranberry Portage Sherridon, 57 in Thompson Mystery Lake and 83 in The Pas OCN Kelsey district.  Of the total 134,554 reported cases 5042 are active, 127,777 people have recovered and 387 are in hospital up seven with 22 in intensive care down two.  As of Monday 43 cases of the Omicron variant BA2 have been confirmed in Manitoba.