Saskatchewan Health reported 19 new cases today, five on Sunday and six on Saturday. That brings the provincial total to 962 reported cases. Eight of today’s reported cases are in the Central Region, five in the South, five in Saskatoon and one in the North. Four cases reported on July 11th as positive have been updated to negative and have been removed from the total cases. Of the total 145 are considered active, 802 people have recovered and ten are in hospital.
They note since mid-June, there has been an increase in cases in the southwest and west-central parts of Saskatchewan, both on colonies and in the broader community. Public health investigation is ongoing to determine transmission chains and to identify contacts. While most of the recent new cases have been in these regions the risk of COVID-19 transmission continues to exist in every part of the province so everyone must continue to take precautions and follow public health measures.
