Coronavirus tests drop, 59 active cases in Saskatchewan

There were 757 coronavirus tests performed in Saskatchewan on Tuesday, the government said in a press release.

This is the lowest COVID-19 daily test count since Sept. 1, when there were 653.

To date, nearly 152,530 tests have been carried out in the province.

Health officials said there was one new case in the daily update on Wednesday, with the overall total for the province growing slightly to 1,670 since the first case was reported in March.

According to the press release, the new case is located in the Saskatoon zone.

Government officials said the COVID-19 case reported on Monday with location pending has been assigned to Regina.

Provincially, one person is currently in hospital. The patient is in intensive care in Saskatoon.

Total recoveries in Saskatchewan remain at 1,587.

There are currently 59 active cases in the province, health officials said. Active cases are total cases less recoveries and deaths.

There have been 24 COVID-19-related deaths in Saskatchewan.

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