There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 2, bringing the total to 1,342 cases.

The new cases are located in the North (1), Central (1), Saskatoon (2), South (3) and Regina (1) regions.

Of the 1,342 reported cases, 254 are considered active. A total of 1,070 people have recovered.

Image courtesy of Government of Saskatchewan.

Eighteen people are in hospital. Eleven people are receiving inpatient care; five in Saskatoon, one in the Central region, four in the South and one in Regina. Seven people are in intensive care; one in the North, four in Saskatoon and two in Regina.

Yesterday, 2,104 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan. This is the highest daily number of tests performed to date.