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24 new COVID-19 cases, 24 more recoveries

The new cases are located in the Regina (11), South Central (5), North Central (3), Saskatoon (3), and South West (1) zones
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There are 24 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Aug. 8.

The new cases are located in the Regina (11), South Central (5), North Central (3), Saskatoon (3), and South West (1) zones. One of the new cases in the South Central zone is located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw.

One case’s residence information is pending.
 
Eight of the 24 new cases and 112 of the 168 active cases are people living in communal settings.
 
There are now 1,433 reported cases, including 168 active cases.
 
Thirteen people are in hospital. Eight people are receiving inpatient care — three in Saskatoon, three in the South West region, one in South Central, and one in Regina. Five people are in intensive care — four in Saskatoon and one in the North Central region.

Twenty-four more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,245 recoveries.
 
Of the 1,433 cases in the province:

  • 207 cases are travellers;
  • 716 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 389 have no known exposures; and
  • 121 are under investigation by local public health.

On a regional level,

  • 352 cases are from the far north area (346 far north west, 0 far north central, 6 far north east);
  • 324 cases are from the south area (154 south west, 159 south central, 11 south east);
  • 230 cases are from the north area (99 north west, 66 north central, 65 north east);
  • 224 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
  • 189 cases are from the central area (159 central west, 30 central east); and
  • 113 cases are from the Regina area.

Twenty deaths have been reported to date.
 
A total of 109,803 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 1,655 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.

For more information, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19. You can find the maps and the breakdown of cases by region on the government's website.

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