The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools all released statements Friday warning of possible COVID-19 exposures. The inter-tribal authority issued an outbreak alert for the northeastern Saskatchewan community of Southend following an "increasing number of confirmed cases." The positive cases "have been diligently worked on by the nursing team," who are doing contact tracing, the health official said. The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced visits to Northlands Pioneer Lodge Long Term Care in Meadow Lake are now being limited, after a positive COVID-19 case in the facility. Saturday alerts in 4 communitiesOn Saturday morning, the Saskatchewan Health Authority issued additional alerts, affecting four communities in the province.

Source: CBC News October 17, 2020 17:42 UTC