Manitoba Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin announced 177 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified since Friday, bringing the five day test positivity rate to 6.3 percent.  He also reported four additional deaths over that time, including three in the Winnipeg Health Region and one in the Southern Health Region.  

Of the 65 new cases reported for today, 35 were in Winnipeg with lower numbers in other regions, including five in the Northern Health Region. 

Roussin spoke about a post pandemic province, noting we know that in a post pandemic Manitoba our health care system won’t be strained by a fatal agent, will not report daily on case counts and test positivity and hospital admissions, and will be without public health restrictions.

Roussin says to reach this goal, he urges everyone to get vaccinated with both doses so they can continue to move forward with their re-opening plan.