Today the Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 50 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan with 44 of those located in a communal living setting in the North. The remaining cases are located in the South (3), Regina (2), and Central (1) regions.

The reported increase is a result of aggressive contact tracing and increased testing, which is encouraged as Saskatchewan residents help to prevent transmission.

Of the 1,268 reported cases, 322 are considered active. Another 22 people have recovered for a total of 929.

To date, 95,024 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of July 27, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 69,095 people tested per million population. The national rate was 103,732 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 1,355 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.