The number of active cases of COVID-19 stepped up by one case from Monday which means there are 88 active cases of the virus in Saskatchewan. Tuesday’s update showed six new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province and five individuals having recovered. The provincial totals are 785 total cases, 684 recoveries, 13 deaths and 88 active cases. Of those 88, five are in hospital and one of those in I-C-U in the Far North region.
- 165 cases are travellers;
- 473 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 106 have no known exposures; and
- 41 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
- 55 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
- 327 of the cases are from the Far North, 186 are from the Saskatoon area, 116 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 64 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
- 114 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
- 271 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 249 are in the 40-59 age range; 130 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
- 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
- 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 65,940 COVID19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of June 28, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 49,250 people tested per million population. The national rate was 72,406 people tested per million population.
