There are 216 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths from the illness in Manitoba, according to a provincial news release issued on Saturday. Of the new cases, more than half — 118 — are in the Northern Health Region, which has seen a worrisome spike recently. The deaths reported Saturday were all in the Winnipeg health region — a man in his 60s, a woman in her 70s and a woman in her 80s. The province's news release says 1,836 COVID-19 tests were completed Friday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 463,084. On Friday, the province reported 173 new cases of COVID-19, with more than a third — 64 — in the Northern Health Region.

Source: CBC News January 23, 2021 18:32 UTC