Five more people in northern Saskatchewan have tested positive for the coronavirus as the health authority updated the effective reproduction number (ERN) in the region.
Three of the cases are in the Beauval area and the other two in La Loche, where outbreaks have previously been declared. The updated numbers come as the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) reported the spread rate of the novel coronavirus in northern Saskatchewan is nearly triple the rate of other parts of the province.
The ERN rate in the north and far north regions is 2.13, the SHA reported Tuesday. This is the average number of people that one person with the virus is likely to infect.