Manitoba recorded another 675 COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 71 in Prairie Mountain Health.
The province’s COVID-19 dashboard listed 547 active cases for the area, including 18 in hospital with five having active COVID, as well as five in intensive care with one having active COVID.
There were 488 new cases reported in Winnipeg, 62 in Southern Health, 32 in Interlake-Eastern and 22 in Northern Health.
The province recorded 1,479 additional cases Saturday and Sunday.
Officials also announced eight more deaths, bringing the death toll to 1,378.
Three of the deaths happened on Saturday: a woman in her 90s in Prairie Mountain Health, a man in his 20s from Southern Health and a man in his 50s from Southern Health. The woman in her 90s and the man in his 20s were both linked to an unspecified variant.
There were two deaths on Sunday, including a woman in her 60s from Southern Health and a man in his 30s from Winnipeg.
All the deaths reported Monday are from Southern Health: a man in his 30s, a man in his 40s and a man in his 60s.
The five-day test positivity also stands at 19 per cent for the province.
» The Brandon Sun