It is another double-digit day for COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan with 27 being announced on Friday to bring the provincial total to 1,099.

Of the 1,099 reported cases, 235 are considered active. A total of 848 people have recovered.

Of the 27 cases reported, the province says 21 are from colonies in the southwest and west central regions. There are currently 21 Hutterite communities with active cases in both southwest and west central regions.

As of July 24, there are 189 total cases (active and recovered) in the southwest region: 172 of these are on 11 colonies and 17 are in the general community. In west central region, there are 93 total cases (active and recovered): 76 are on 10 colonies and 17 are in the general community.

Fourteen people are in hospital. Ten people are receiving inpatient care; five in Saskatoon, two in the South, one in the North, one in Regina and one in the Central region. Four people are in intensive care; three in Saskatoon and one in the South.