A person in their 80’s from the North Central zone who tested positive for COVID-19, has died. The death reported Saturday was in the South Central zone.
There are 15 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the provincial total to date to 1,580. There is one case each in the North West and Central West, five each in the South West and South Central zones and three in Central East.
Twelve of the 15 new cases are in Hutterite colonies, as are 127 of the 193 active cases in the province.
Eight people are in hospital. Four people are receiving inpatient care and four people, all in Saskatoon, are in intensive care.
Of the 1,580 cases in the province:
222 cases are travellers;
809 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
465 have no known exposures; and
84 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 404 cases from the south area (206 south west, 187 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 252 cases from the north area (119 north west, 68 north central, 65 north east)
o 247 cases from the Saskatoon area
o 194 cases from the central area (161 central west, 33 central east)
o 131 cases from the Regina area
o 259 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
504 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 491 are in the 40-59 age range; 271 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.
22 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 122,245 COVID19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 14, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 88,011 people tested per million population. The national rate was 126,130 people tested per million population.
Yesterday, 1,759 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.
