Manitoba Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin announced 181 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday, bringing the five-day test positivity rate to 5 per cent. 

He also announced two additions deaths with one each in the Winnipeg and Interlake Eastern health regions.

Of today’s 31 new cases, 20 are in the Winnipeg region with single digits in other regions, including three in the Northern Health Region.

Roussin says we’re still seeing some numbers in the 70s or 80s, but with the vaccine uptake that we’re getting, the province is going to see a decline in active cases. However he adds we’re not done with the virus yet as we are dealing with the Delta variant, so we still have to be cognizant of this virus and have to take care to ensure we’re not having large spreading events. Roussin says we have to ensure that Manitobans get vaccinated at that fast pace they have been doing up to now.

There are currently three active cases of COVID-19 in the Thompson/Mystery Lake District.