The provincial government has announced 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. This brings the reported total to 936 cases with 128 considered active.

Of the new cases, eight are from the Central region, two are from the Regina area and one is in each of the Far North, North and South regions.

The province’s total for recoveries is at 793. There are two new recoveries with one in the Far North and one in the South. However, three cases were removed from recovered status and reactivated. According to a release from the government, this can happen if public health determines an individual has relapsed or developed additional symptoms.

Twelve people are in hospital with 11 people receiving inpatient care and one person in intensive care in the South.

Map showing COVID-19 numbers in Saskatchewan as of July 17. (Image: Government of Saskatchewan)

Of the 936 cases in the province:

• 182 cases are travellers;
• 514 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 155 have no known exposures; and
• 85 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

• 59 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 340 of the cases are from the Far North, 204 are from the Saskatoon area, 122 from the North, 116 from the South, 87 from the Regina area and 67 from the Central region.
• 130 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 323 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 292 are in the 40-59 age range; 163 are in the 60-79 age range; and 28 are in the 80-plus range.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 15 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Competition and game play

The government is reminding residents to remember specific guidelines are in place for activities, including sports, as competitions and leagues get underway during the pandemic.

Organizers and participants should remember the following:

• Tournaments and interprovincial competition are not permitted.
• For sports or activities where participants are unable to adhere to physical distancing, groupings (mini-leagues) should be formed. Mini-leagues can be comprised of multiple teams, but no more than 50 individuals.
• Mini-leagues must be comprised of individuals within the same neighbourhood, community or local geographical region (e.g. within a rural municipality, town, quadrant of a city or nearest community).
• Game play can resume between teams in a mini-league and must be limited to teams within the same mini-league.
• Teams in different mini-leagues should not play each other.