Manitoba public health reported 187 new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon with a five day test positivity rate of 11.2 percent. 

They also reported six additional deaths with four in the Winnipeg region and one each in Prairie Mountain and Southern health regions. 

Of the new cases 91 were in the Winnipeg region, 38 in Northern health and 33 in Southern health with lower numbers in the other regions.

Of the total 24, 700 reported cases, 4, 505 are active, 19, 528 individuals have recovered, and 337 are in hospital with 37 in intensive care.

With the first shipment of the Moderna vaccine expected to arrive in Manitoba this week the government is working in collaboration with experts in First Nations health to position immediately the first doses of vaccine for deployment to northern and remote communities across the province.