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A total of 27 tickets were handed to Manitobans last week for violating COVID-19 rules.

Five $298 tickets were given to people for failing to wear a mask in an indoor public place, and one $5,150 fine was issued for breaking the Federal Quarantine Act.

Officials say 19 of the fines issued were in relation to holding private gatherings against current public health orders.

A total of $33,856 in tickets was handed out last week. No Manitoba businesses were fined during that period.

The province is reporting an assault on an enforcement official in Winnipeg last week. The situation is under investigation.