There are 7 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan Monday, with five of the new cases located in Saskatoon, one in Regina, and one in the southeast.

Three of the new cases in Saskatoon are in relation to a workplace outbreak at Brandt Industries.

145 cases are considered active and there are currently 10 people in hospital with nine receiving inpatient care and one person in intensive care.

The government of Saskatchewan also shared a warning about increased transmission happening due to social gatherings.

Failure to Abide by Public Health Orders May Result in Fines

In Saskatchewan and across the country, public health authorities are seeing increasing transmission rates as a result of public and private gatherings that are in contravention of public health orders and guidelines.  Public health orders in Saskatchewan specify that individuals must self-isolate upon a confirmed COVID-19 test result and that indoor and outdoor gatherings may have a maximum of 30 people, provided there is enough space to maintain a two-metre separation between individuals who are not in the same household.   Gathering sizes should be smaller if there isn’t enough space to maintain a physical distance of two metres at all times. There can be very serious consequences for not following Public Health Orders, including fines.  Fines may be $2,000 for individuals and $10,000 for corporations, plus a victim surcharge.