coronavirus identified as of Saturday morning, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in the province to 872. Brandon region frustrated by tighter COVID-19 restrictions, but willing to do what it takes The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.8 per cent.The data shows there were:• 24 new cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region• 16 new cases in Southern Health-Santé Sud• two new cases in the Winnipeg health regionManitoba public health officials say there are six people currently in hospital with one in intensive care.There are 290 known active cases in Manitoba, while 570 people have recovered.The total number of deaths in the province due to COVID-19 remains 12.Starting on Monday, the Prairie Mountain health.