Two more Manitoba restaurants dinged for public health violations during pandemic Health officials say there has been a concerning increase in the number of cases in Winnipeg, with many cases having large numbers of close contacts.The chief provincial public health officer strongly encourages residents of and visitors to Winnipeg to focus on these fundamentals to help stop the spread of COVID-19.Preliminary laboratory testing numbers show 1,216 on Saturday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 164,177.Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.9 per cent..