Manitoba reports 261 new COVID-19 cases, premier rejects call for near lockdown Manitoba’s COVID-19 case counts continued to rise over the weekend, with 259 new cases Sunday and 276 cases Saturday.
Three more people have died, bringing the province’s total to 967.Last week, Manitoba cut down public and private gathering sizes, as well as retail capacity.Pallister rejected calls Thursday to immediately toughen public-health orders as daily COVID-19 case counts continued to rise.Pallister said he is willing to impose tighter rules if need be, but Manitoba already has a long list of restrictions on travel, social gatherings and more.“Our restrictions, which are and continue to be some of the most limiting in the country, … have effectively.