There are 29 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Aug. 11.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (17), Regina (4), South West (4), South Central (3), and North West (1) zones. None of the new cases in the South Central are located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and the surrounding area.
Of the 17 cases reported in the Saskatoon zone, 11 are in a communal living setting outside of the city.
There are now 1,479 reported cases, including 165 active cases.
Eleven people are in hospital. Six people are receiving inpatient care — three in Saskatoon, one in Regina, one in the South West, and one in the South Central. Five people are in intensive care — three in Saskatoon, one in the North Central region, and one in the South West.
Twenty-nine more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,294 recoveries.
Of the 1,479 cases in the province:
- 208 cases are travellers;
- 730 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 406 have no known exposures; and
- 135 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);
- 337 cases are from the south area (160 south west, 166 south central, 11 south east);
- 232 cases are from the north area (101 north west, 66 north central, 65 north east);
- 242 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
- 190 cases are from the central area (160 central west, 30 central east); and
- 125 cases are from the Regina area.
Twenty deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 113,972 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 927 COVID-19 tests were performed.
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.
