A person in the 90 to 99 age range from the South region who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, bringing the provincial death toll to 18. 

Today, the province is reporting 38 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,306. The new cases are located in the Central (14), North (12), South (6), Saskatoon (5) and Far North (1) regions. 

Of the 38 cases reported today, investigations completed thus far have found 23 cases are from multiple communal living settings across the province. 

Fourteen people are in hospital.  Nine people are receiving inpatient care; three in Saskatoon, one in the Central region, four in the South and one in Regina.  Five people are in intensive care; three in Saskatoon and two in Regina. 

To date, 96,706 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of July 28, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 70,076 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 104,992 people tested per million population. 

Yesterday, 1,682 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.