Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and the province’s chief medical officer Dr. Saqib Shahab announced the latest COVID-19 numbers on Friday and provided an update on the province’s response to the virus.
The number of new coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan’s far north continues to rise, with 12 of the 13 new cases reported in the province on Friday located in La Loche and surrounding areas.
An outbreak was declared in the La Loche area on April 17.
The far north, which as 148 cases, accounts for nearly three-quarters of the 203 active cases in the province.
