The number of COVID-19 cases in the province continues to climb.
There are 50 new cases to report in Saskatchewan, as of July 29.
The new cases are located in the North (44), South (3), Regina (2) and Central (1) regions.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says that 44 of the new cases "are from one communal living setting."
The SHA attributes the increase to aggressive contact tracing and increased testing.
There are now 1,268 reported cases in the province, including 322 active cases.
Twenty-two more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 929 recoveries.
Fifteen people are in hospital. Ten people are receiving inpatient care — three in Saskatoon, two in the Central region, four in the South, and one in Regina. Five people are in intensive care — three in Saskatoon and two in Regina.
Of the 1,268 cases in the province:
- 202 cases are travellers;
- 617 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 299 have no known exposures; and
- 150 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level, 347 of the cases are from the Far North, 270 from the South, 239 are from the Saskatoon area, 180 from the North, 140 from the Central region, and 91 from the Regina area. One case’s location is listed as still pending.
Seventeen deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 95,024 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
For more information, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
