WINNIPEG -- For the third consecutive day, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba.
The province made the announcement during its regular COVID-19 news conference Monday afternoon.
The total number of lab-confirmed and probable cases remains at 300.
"It is certainly not a return to normal, but we do know that Manitobans have learned to live with this virus (and) to take precautions," said Dr. Brent Roussin, the province's chief provincial public health officer.
There are nine active cases, and 284 people have recovered from the virus.
No one in the Manitoba is currently in hospital due to COVID-19.
Roussin said 2,217 laboratory tests were performed between June 5 and June 7. In total, 49,591 tests have been administered in the province since early February.
He added Manitoba has been fortunate not to see any significant increases in case numbers since the province gradually started reopening the economy.
"In Manitoba, our numbers were quite low, our test positivity rates were well below one per cent when we began to reopen," he said. "And so, because we're not seeing a lot of this virus recirculating right now, that's given us that opportunity to gradually reopen without seeing that increase in numbers, although we have to be cautious because we're still at risk for the importation of the virus."
The province also announced COVID-19 press conferences will now take place on Monday and Thursday at 1 p.m.
The conferences have previously been held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, though an update on case numbers has been sent out daily.
