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5 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more recoveries

The new cases are located in the Regina (3), Saskatoon (1), and South Central (1) zones
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There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Aug. 10. 

The new cases are located in the Regina (3), Saskatoon (1), and South Central (1) zones. None of the new cases are in the South Central 2 sub-zone.

There are now 1,450 reported cases, including 165 active cases.  

Thirteen people are in hospital. Eight people are receiving inpatient care — three in Saskatoon, one in Regina, three in the South West, and one in South Central. Five people are in intensive care — three in Saskatoon, one in the North Central region, and one in the South West.

Eight more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,265 recoveries.

Of the 1,450 cases in the province:

  • 206 cases are travellers;
  • 723 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 399 have no known exposures; and
  • 122 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); 
  • 330 cases are from the south area (156 south west, 163 south central, 11 south east);
  • 231 cases are from the north area (100 north west, 66 north central, 65 north east);
  • 225 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
  • 190 cases are from the central area (160 central west, 30 central east); and
  • 121 cases are from the Regina area.

Twenty deaths have been reported to date.

A total of 113,045 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 1,297 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.

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