There are 17 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Aug. 3.
The new cases are located in the South (6), Central (5), North (4), and Regina (2) regions.
Of the 17 cases reported today, investigations completed thus far have found nine cases are from communal living settings across the province. In addition, one person who lives outside of Saskatchewan has tested positive in Saskatchewan. That case will be counted in the person’s home province.
There are now 1,359 reported cases, including 252 active cases.
Fifteen people are in hospital. Nine people are receiving inpatient care — five in Saskatoon, three in the South, and one in Regina. Six people are in intensive care — four in Saskatoon and two in Regina.
Nineteen more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,089 recoveries.
Of the 1,359 cases in the province:
- 205 cases are travellers;
- 693 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 357 have no known exposures; and
- 104 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level, 348 cases are from the far north, 298 cases are from the south, 250 cases are from the Saskatoon area, 202 cases are from the north, 166 cases are from the central area, and 95 cases are from the Regina area.
Eighteen deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 103,591 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday alone, 1,170 COVID-19 tests were performed.
For more information, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
