The majority of active cases in Saskatchewan are in Saskatoon and in the North Region. The one new case of COVID-19 is in Saskatoon bringing the provincial total to 665. There are 24 active cases in the province with 9 in Saskatoon, 10 in the Far North region, one in the North, two in Regina and two in the South region. There are two people in hospital. One is in in-patient care in the North and one person in intensive care in Saskatoon.
- 146 cases are travellers;
- 401 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 80 have no known exposures; and
- 38 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
- 51 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
- 264 of the cases are from the Far North, 178 are from the Saskatoon area, 112 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 19 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
- 98 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
- 237 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 200 are in the 40-59 age range; 112 are in the 60-79 age range; and 18 are in the 80-plus range.
- 52 per cent of the cases are females and 48 per cent are males.
- 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 55,656 COVID19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of June 12, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 42,072 people tested per million population. The national rate was 56,237 people tested per million population.
COVID-19 Testing
Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.
Testing is also available to:
- Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
- Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.
