For the second day in a row the amount of new cases matched the amount of recoveries.
On Saturday’s update, there were 8 new cases and 8 recoveries. 7 out of the 8 new cases are in the far north.
57 of the 349 cases are considered active. 288 people have now recovered in the province.
In Saskatoon there are only 7 active cases out of the 150 reported cases so far.
There are currently four people in hospitals across the province. Two people are receiving inpatient care and two people are in intensive care.
Of the 349 cases in the province:
- 138 cases are travellers;
- 146 are contacts or linked to mass gatherings;
- 34 have no known exposures; and
- 31 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
- 37 of the cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
- 150 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 73 from the Regina area, 65 from the north, 15 from the south, 11 from the central region and 35 from the far north.
- 29 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
- 125 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 118 are in the 40-59 age range; 66 are in the 60-79 age range; and 11 are in the 80-plus range.
- 51 per cent of the cases are males and 49 per cent are females.
- Four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 27,232 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 20,864 people tested per million population and exceeds the national rate of 16,497 people tested per million population.
For the latest information click here: www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19
