Manitoba is set to announce new public health measures on Monday afternoon as COVID-19 cases surge.

Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, are scheduled to make the announcement at 12;30 p.m.

Manitoba last tweaked its rules a week ago, when Roussin warned it was the last chance to avoid a lockdown.

Details of the new measures to be announced on Monday were not immediately available.

COVID-19 case counts have risen dramatically recently, from double-digits earlier in the spring to a daily average of 206 over the last week.

Manitoba recorded 259 cases of COVID-19 yesterday.