Saskatchewan has six new COVID-19 cases to report today.
That brings the provincial total to 421, which includes 113 active cases.
The outbreak in the northern part of the province continues, with four of the new cases emanating from the north, with two in the Lloydminster area and two in the Prince Albert area. There is also one case in the Saskatoon area and one in the Regina area.
There are also eight presumptive positive cases in the La Loche area. These cases are not yet being reported and thus are not included in the figures reported today.
Meanwhile, the Saskatchewan Health Authority has advised of an outbreak in Beauval. Contact tracing is underway.
Five more people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 302.
There are currently 12 people in hospital; including two in intensive care in Saskatoon.
Of the 421 cases in the province:
- 138 cases are travellers;
- 170 are community contacts (mass gatherings included);
- 39 have no known exposures; and
- 74 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level, 157 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 85 from the north, 76 from the Regina area, 77 from the far north, 15 from the south, and 11 from the central region.
Six deaths have been reported to date.
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