There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of August 5.
The new cases are located in the North East (3), Saskatoon (2), Regina (2), and Central West (1) regions.
There are now 1,376 reported cases, including 225 active cases. There are 27 active cases in the South Central region, which includes Moose Jaw.
Thirty-six more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,133 recoveries.
Fifteen people are in hospital. Seven people are receiving inpatient care — three in Saskatoon, two in the South West region, one in the Central East region, and one in Regina. Eight people are in intensive care — five in Saskatoon, two in Regina, and one in the North Central region.
Of the 1,376 cases in the province:
- 205 cases are travellers;
- 703 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 358 have no known exposures; and
- 110 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level,
- 352 cases are from the far north zone (346 far north west, 0 far north central, 6 far north east);
- 294 cases are from the south zone (149 south west, 134 south central, 11 south east);
- 217 cases are from the Saskatoon zone;
- 226 cases are from the north zone (98 north west, 63 north central, 65 north east);
- 187 cases are from the central zone (159 central west, 28 central east); and
- 100 cases are from the Regina zone.
Eighteen deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 105,065 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 786 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.
