In the August 25 COVID-19 update from The Saskatchewan Health Authority this afternoon, they are reporting no new cases of the virus in the province.

One case found to be an out of province resident has been removed from the Saskatchewan count.

This brings the provincial number of cases to 1,601, of which 88 are considered active.

There are 28 active cases reported in the South West.

Investigations thus far have found that 57 of the 88 active cases are in communal living settings.

There has been another death in the province from COVID-19. This person was in the Central West zone and was in the 70 to 79 age range.

That brings the total number of deaths in the province related to COVID-19 to 23.

There has been eight more recoveries today, bringing that provincial total to 1,490.

There are four people in hospital. One person is receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon. And there are three people in intensive care, all in Saskatoon.

To date, there has been 132,332 COVID-19 tests performed in the province.

And yesterday, there was 388 COVID-19 tests performed.