In their daily COVID-19 update today, The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting a total of eight new cases of the virus in the province.

Seven of the new cases are in the Far North Region and one is in the Saskatoon Region.

This brings the provincial total to 716. This includes two out of province residents who tested positive in Saskatchewan, reported on June 15.

Of the 716 cases, 67 are considered active.

Active cases in the South Region remain at 15.

No recoveries reported today, with the total province wide remaining at 636.

There are four people in hospital- three are receiving inpatient care, two in the south and one in Saskatoon, and one person is in intensive care in Saskatoon.

Deaths in the province from COVID-19 remain at 13.

To date, 58,611 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province.