There are 6 new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Saskatchewan, and one case previously counted that is an out-of-province non-Saskatchewan case, has been removed.
There are 2 new cases each in the northwest and southwest zones, and 1 each in the northeast and Saskatoon zones.
That brings the total to 1595 cases to date.
There have been 20 more recoveries, so the number of active cases of the virus is 134, with 1439 people having recovered in total.
Five people are in the hospital in Saskatoon, and 4 are in intensive care.
The province says 85 of the 134 active cases are from Hutterite colonies and as of Friday, the total number of cases in Hutterite colonies is 601.
Of the 1,595 cases in the province:
229 cases are travellers;
821 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
477 have no known exposures; and
68 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
65 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
There are:
411 cases from the south area (211 south west, 189 south central, 11 south east)
352 cases from the far north area (346 far north west, 0 far north central, 6 far north east)
257 cases from the north area (123 north west, 68 north central, 66 north east)
250 cases from the Saskatoon area
194 cases from the central area (161 central west, 33 central east)
131 cases from the Regina area
261 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 513 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 491 are in the 40-59 age range; 275 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, 127,896 COVID19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 19, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 92,138 people tested per million population. The national rate was 132,331 people tested per million population.
Yesterday, 1,272 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.
COVID-19 Testing
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is working toward increasing capacity 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.
