The province has recorded its seventh death due to COVID-19.
A Saskatchewan resident in their 60s from the North region has died. No other details have been released.
As of May 20, Saskatchewan has 21 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19.
There are now 620 cases in the province, including 120 active cases.
Sixteen of the new cases are in the Far North — nine in La Loche and six in Beauval — four in the North, and one in the Saskatoon area.
Twenty-four more people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 494.
There are currently four people in hospital, including three in intensive care in Saskatoon.
Of the 620 cases in the province:
- 139 cases are travellers;
- 339 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 71 have no known exposures; and
- 71 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level, 242 of the cases are from the Far North, 165 are from the Saskatoon area, 110 from the North, 76 from the Regina area, 15 from the South, and 12 from the Central region.
A total of 41,951 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province.
For more information, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
