Saskatchewan health authorities reported seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, on Tuesday.
It brings the total number of cases in the province to 260 since the first presumptive case was reported on March 11. Officials reported seven more people have recovered, bringing total recoveries to 88.
There are currently 169 active cases in the province. Seven people are being treated in hospital. Two are in intensive care — one in Regina and one in Saskatoon — and five are receiving inpatient care — four in Saskatoon and one in Regina.
Just over half of all reported cases — 161 — are in the Saskatoon region, with 52 in the Regina area and 48 in the north. There are 15 cases in the south, 10 in the