Saskatchewan has eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of May 15.
The provincial total is now at 590 cases, which includes 176 active cases.
All of the new cases are the Far North region, with five in La Loche and three in Beauval.
Ten more people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 408.
There are currently nine people in hospital, including three in intensive care in Saskatoon.
Of the 590 cases in the province:
- 139 cases are travellers;
- 304 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 68 have no known exposures; and
- 79 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level, 218 of the cases are from the Far North, 163 are from the Saskatoon area, 106 from the North, 76 from the Regina area, 15 from the South and, 12 from the Central region.
Six deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 39,233 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province.
For more information, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
