There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Aug. 12, bringing the total to 1,484 cases in Saskatchewan.

The new cases are located in the Regina (4) and North Central (1) zones.

Of the 1,484 reported cases, 150 are considered active. Twenty more people have recovered to bring the total to 1,314.

Ten people are in hospital. Five people are receiving inpatient care; three in Saskatoon, one in Regina, and one in the South Central region.

Five people are in intensive care; three in Saskatoon, one in the North Central region, and one in the South West.

To date, 115,004 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 10, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 83,532 people tested per million population. The national rate was 120,826 people tested per million population.

On Tuesday, 1,032 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.