The Saskatchewan government says there are 8 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday with 1,342 cases to date. More people are in hospital however with eleven receiving inpatient care and seven people are in intensive care. Saturday 2,104 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan which is the highest daily number of tests to date. The new cases include one each in the North, Central and Regina regions as well as two in Saskatoon and three in the South and 254 cases are considered active.
Of the 1,342 cases in the province:
204 cases are travellers;
685 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
350 have no known exposures; and
103 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
63 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
348 of the cases are from the Far North, 292 from the South, 250 are from the Saskatoon area, 198 from the North, 161 from the Central region and 93 from the Regina area.
212 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
430 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 421 are in the 40-59 age range; 230 are in the 60-79 age range; and 49 are in the 80-plus range.
50 per cent of the cases are females and 50 per cent are males.
18 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 102,421 COVID19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of July 31, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 73,918 people tested per million population. The national rate was 109,041 people tested per million population.
Yesterday, 2,104 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan. This is the highest daily number of tests performed to date.
COVID-19 Testing
COVID-19 testing is now available to anyone who requests it, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not. A referral for testing can be made by contacting HealthLine 811. Since introducing universal testing, there has been an increase in requests to be tested with the corresponding increase in provincial testing numbers. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is working to ensure responsive service timing. Contact your physician’s office if you are experiencing worsening symptoms. If you require urgent care, call 911.
