A resident in the Far North who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The individual was in their 70s. The total number of deaths in the province is now at 14.
As of July 2, there are 795 total cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.
This includes four new cases reported on July 1 and six new cases reported as of today, July 2. Numbers were not reported yesterday due to the Canada Day holiday.
Seven of the new cases are in the Far North, two are in the North, and one is in the Saskatoon region.
There are currently 80 active cases in the province, including 21 active cases in the South region.
Six people are in hospital. This includes three people who are receiving inpatient care in the hospital — two in Saskatoon and one in the North. Another three people are in intensive care — two in the North and one in Saskatoon.
Seventeen more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 701.
Of the 795 cases in the province:
- 165 cases are travellers;
- 478 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 109 have no known exposures; and
- 43 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level, 334 of the cases are from the Far North, 187 are from the Saskatoon area, 118 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 64 from the South, and 12 from the Central region.
A total of 67,243 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
For more information, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
