Manitoba public health reported 290 new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon bringing the five day test positivity rate to 8.5 percent. They also reported one death in the Winnipeg region. 

Of the new cases, 212 are in the Winnipeg region, 31 in Prairie Mountain and 29 in the Southern region, with lower numbers in other regions. That includes seven in the Northern Health Region. 

Of the total 39, 814 reported cases, 2, 693 are considered active and 36, 142 individuals have recovered. 182 people are in hospital with 47 in intensive care.

The Northern Health Region is currently at 426 active cases, with the Thompson/Mystery Lake District now down to three.

The total reported variants of concern cases across the province are at 2, 705 with 993 active, and a total of 58 reported cases in the Northern Health Region.