Manitoba public health reported 209 new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon bringing the five day test positivity rate to 13.1 percent.  Of the news cases 95 are in Winnipeg followed by 48 in Northern health where 847 cases are active including 16 in Flin Flon Snow Lake Cranberry Portage Sherridon, 35 in Thompson Mystery Lake and 39 in The Pas OCN Kelsey district.  Of the total 134,759 reported cases in the province 3689 are active, 129,331 people have recovered and 369 are in hospital with 18 in intensive care.

In their weekly report Saskatchewan health reported 895 new cases for the week of March 13^th to 19^th which is about eight percent higher than the number of new cases the week before. As of March 23^rd 306 people were in hospital up six from the previous report and 19 in intensive care up one.  The Far North East Zone reported eight confirmed cases down two.