Quote From https://playruneterra.com/en-us/news/patch-1-7-notes/

Before we dive in, we've got some important timing info on the next few patches. As we just announced over on the Riot Games site, Riot's taking the week of August 10th off to disconnect, recharge, and reboot. To make sure we're not just shifting more work onto people in the following weeks, we're adjusting timelines for the next few LoR patches.

• Patch 1.7 will go live normally tomorrow, but will last an extra week (so three weeks in total rather than the usual two) before we update again.

• Patch 1.8 will go live August 26 (rather than August 19), and will also last for three weeks. 1.8 will contain a couple minor card changes but won't be a full-fledged balance patch, though it may feature a few other things…

• Patch 1.10 (yes, we're skipping 1.9) will land on September 16, and will contain our next significant round of balance updates. This patch will last the usual two weeks and resume our normal update cadence.

This patch-note fills me with uncertainty regarding a new region actually coming out anywhere near August, unless they are really trying to keep it a surprise for some reason.