At 14 active cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, Prairie Mountain Health recorded its lowest active case total in months.
The region hit the low mark on Saturday, and it was sustained into Sunday after only one new case was reported in the region that day.
The Westman-wide health region last recorded 14 active cases on Oct. 5.
The province announced six COVID-related deaths during the weekend alongside 138 new cases of the virus.
The dead include four women and two men, all in the Winnipeg health region and all in their 80s and 90s.
The 138 new cases is the weekend’s net total, with two having been removed due to data corrections.
New cases include the following health region breakdown:
• 58 in the Northern health region
• 55 in Winnipeg
• 10 in Interlake-Eastern
• 13 in Southern Health Santé Sud
• Four in Prairie Mountain Health
There are now 1,194 active cases of the virus in Manitoba, which is the lowest it has been since mid-October.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.7 per cent provincially and 2.7 per cent in Winnipeg.
In Manitoba, 31,859 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, 29,770 people have recovered and 895 people have died.
During the weekend, Manitoba chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin again reminded people to:
• Self-isolate immediate at the onset of possible symptoms
• Testing should be done as soon as possible once symptoms appear
• Travel only if essential
• Physically distance and wear a mask when in indoor public spaces
• Socialize only with your two designated people
» The Brandon Sun
