Saskatchewan has one new confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Regina region, bringing the provincial total to 366.
Three more people have recovered but eight are now in hospital with two of those in intensive care. As of Sunday there are now five deaths in the province due to COVID-19. Seventy cases are considered active.
The province reminds residents that gatherings are still restricted to no more than 10 people whether you are inside or outside and must include physical distancing.
And with caution, one or two close families can form an extended household group but the families and friends must remain consistent and you should visit different families or friends every day.
As well, you should always be aware of who you have been in contact with over the past two weeks. These are the people who need to be contacted by Public Health if you were to test positive for Covid 19.
Of the 366 cases in the province:
138 cases are travellers;
150 are community contacts (mass gatherings included);
35 have no known exposures; and
43 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
38 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, 75 from the Regina area, 69 from the north, 15 from the south, 11 from the central region and 46 from the far north.
30 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
132 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 125 are in the 40-59 age range; 68 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.
To date, 28,632 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. As of April 26, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 22,684 people tested per million population, which exceeds the national rate of 19,087 people tested per million population.
