In addition to the province recording another death from novel coronavirus, the Saskatchewan government is reporting 25 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. The total to date in the province is 1,566 cases. There are 17 cases in the North West, two in Saskatoon and six in South Central zones. The person who died is the 21st death from COVID-19 and was in their 80’s. There are now eight people in hospital with five of those in intensive care and 189 cases of COVID-19 are considered active in Saskatchewan. Twenty-three of the 25 new cases and 123 of 189 active cases are in Hutterite colonies.
Of the 1,566 cases in the province:
222 cases are travellers;
804 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
455 have no known exposures; and
85 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
64 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
There are:
o 394 cases from the south area (201 south west, 182 south central, 11 south east)
o 352 cases from the far north area (346 far north west, 0 far north central, 6 far north east)
o 251 cases from the north area (118 north west, 68 north central, 65 north east)
o 247 cases from the Saskatoon area
o 190 cases from the central area (160 central west, 30 central east)
o 131 cases from the Regina area
o One case with residence information pending
257 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
498 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 488 are in the 40-59 age range; 268 are in the 60-79 age range; and 55 are in the 80-plus range.
51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
21 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 120,486 COVID19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 13, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 86,622 people tested per million population. The national rate was 124,654 people tested per million population.
Yesterday, 2,016 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.
COVID-19 Testing
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is working toward increasing capacity to 4,000 tests in early September. 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. Contact your physician’s office if you are experiencing worsening symptoms. If you require urgent care, call 911.
