37 new COVID-19 cases, 13 in the south

There are 37 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of July 25.

The new cases are located in the Central (23), South (13) and Saskatoon (1) regions.

There are  now 1,136 reported cases, including 258 active cases. 

Of the 37 cases reported today, 29 are from colonies in the central and south regions.

Thirteen people are in hospital. Nine people are receiving inpatient care — five in Saskatoon, two in the South, one in Regina, and one in the Central region. Four people are in intensive care — three in Saskatoon and one in Regina.

Fourteen more people have recovered. The provincial total is now at 862 recoveries.

Of the 1,136 cases in the province:

• 198 cases are travellers;
• 577 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 250 have no known exposures; and
• 111 are under investigation by local public health.

On a regional level, 347 of the cases are from the Far North, 233 from the South, 219 are from the Saskatoon area, 129 from the North, 120 from the Central region, and 88 from the Regina area.

Sixteen deaths have been reported to date.

A total of 89,787 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, an all-time high of 1,799 COVID-19 tests were performed.