Province records 22nd death from COVID-19, along with 15 new cases

The death toll from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan rose by one to 22 on Sunday.

According to the province, this person was between 80-89 years old and was in the North Central Zone.

Saskatchewan also reported 15 new cases, bringing the total up to 1,580. One person who tested positive lived outside the province so that case was removed from the count.

These new infections were located in the North West (1), Central West (1), Central East (3), South West (5) and South Central (5) zones.

Most of them, 12, were found in communal living settings.

Nine more people have recovered, for a total of 1,365 and combined with the death count, that leaves 193 active cases.

Currently, eight people are in hospital, with four patients under intensive care in Saskatoon.