24 new cases, 24 recoveries of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan reported 24 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

There are 11 new cases in the Regina region, three in the North Central, three in the Saskatoon region, one in the South West, and five in the South Central zone. One case’s residence information is still being looked into.

There were also 24 new recoveries to balance out the new cases.

Of the 1,433 reported cases, 168 are considered active. A total of 1,245 people have recovered.

Thirteen people are in hospital. Eight are receiving inpatient care including three in Saskatoon, three in the South West region, one in the South Central region, and one in Regina. Five people are in intensive care; four in Saskatoon and one in the North Central region.

Eight of the 24 new cases and 112 of the 168 active cases are people living in communal settings.

Friday saw 1,655 COVID-19 tests performed in the province.