Mayor Colleen Smook is cautioning Thompsonites to be vigilant this holiday season as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country.

Smook says it’s especially important that people follow the public health orders in place when travelling and gathering over the next few weeks as the Omicron variant surges through the country.

This comes as Manitoba’s top doctor released preliminary modelling, which indicates the province could see one-thousand COVID cases per day by early January if people aren’t careful.

The province is urging people to get vaccinated against the virus before widespread community transmission occurs.

As of yesterday, there are 353 active COVID cases in the Northern Health Region, however there is only one in the Thompson/Mystery Lake District.