Another community in Saskatchewan's northwest is reporting positive cases of COVID-19. 

A news release issued by the English River First Nation, located about 100 kilometres north of Beauval, said four positive cases were confirmed on Monday night. 

It was not immediately clear if the four cases were included in the province's Tuesday update, which said there were four new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. 

The band's statement said all of the infected people in the community had self-isolated, and contact tracing was underway to determine who those people had contact with to track the spread of the virus. 

The statement said the English River First Nation had declared a state of emergency over COVID-19 on March 19. 

"Infectious diseases do not discriminate. We have seen that around the world and, despite our best efforts, it has made its way into our community," a comment from band councillor Katrina Maurice said. 

"We must contain the virus as best we can and we need everybody's help to do that."

Testing numbers decline 

In Tuesday's update, Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said COVID-19 testing was on the decline. 

Livingstone said the health authority has the capacity to do more than 1,500 tests per day, which Premier Scott Moe had set as a target for the end of the month. 

However, testing numbers dropped from last week. On Friday, the province said it had conducted 885 tests. On Monday, the province said it had conducted 399 tests. 

"We're just not seeing people show up with symptoms of COVID-19," Livingstone said on Tuesday. 

"We're also seeing in some cases a drop in the number of calls to 811 in other areas. That doesn't mean we don't have the ability to test more. We're just not seeing those patients."

Health officials said the reasons for the drop include lower rates of transmission and the end of the flu season. 

To date, the province has conducted more than 24,000 tests for COVID-19.

Livingstone said testing and contact tracing will be key as pandemic restrictions are lifted.

Premier Scott Moe is expected to release the provincial plan for how some businesses can start operating again during the pandemic today.