The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Meadow Lake Hospital as the province announced 25 new coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan.
Twenty-four of the new cases are in the far north, with 22 of those in La Loche where an outbreak was declared on April 17. Over 70 per cent of the 194 active cases in the province are in the far north (138).
The other remaining new case is in the Saskatoon region, which has 17 active cases. The remaining active cases are in the north region (36) and the Regina region (3).
The outbreak in Meadow Lake was declared Tuesday evening after a staff member tested positive for the novel coronavirus, health officials said.