There was a larger jump in COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan today (Thurs) than what we have grown used to in the past week or so.
There are 10 new cases of the novel coronavirus, for a total of 1,634 to date.
Six are in Saskatoon, 2 in the Central West zone, and 1 each in the North Central and South Central zones.
There are 17 active cases in Saskatoon and the province says all of them are directly related to out of province travel, as are several of the active cases in the rest of the province.
There are now 36 active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and 1,574 people have recovered, including 3 recoveries reported today (Thurs).
Two people are in the hospital in Saskatoon with 1 in ICU.
Of the 1,634 cases in the province:
241 cases are travellers;
831 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
486 have no known exposures; and
76 are under investigation by local public health
Overall in Saskatchewan:
66 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
275 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 525 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 499 are in the 40-59 age range; 277 are in the 60-79 age range; and 58 are in the 80-plus range.
51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
24 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
There are:
o 419 cases from the south area (216 south west, 192 south central, 11 south east)
o 353 cases from the far north area (347 far north west, 6 far north east)
o 267 cases from the Saskatoon area
o 266 cases from the north area (130 north west, 70 north central, 66 north east)
o 195 cases from the central area (163 central west, 34 central east)
o 132 cases from the Regina area
To date, 143,451 COVID19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of September 1, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 102,609 people tested per million population. The national rate was 148,714 people tested per million population.
Yesterday, 1,325 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.
Non-Essential Interprovincial Travel Discouraged
While Saskatchewan’s current active case number is low, all other western provinces are experiencing increased COVID-19 transmission at this time and Saskatchewan continues to have a number of cases linked to interprovincial travel. This includes flights and by road.
While interprovincial travel is permitted, public health officials are discouraging recreational travel to and from Saskatchewan. Essential travel, including travel for agricultural production, industry, transport, medical appointments, etc. has always been permitted and will continue to be. However, unnecessary trips should be avoided at this time.
If you must travel, look to your destination and the posted COVID-19 case and risk information. Other jurisdictions may have requirements and/or restrictions. You must abide by the local public health orders in the province or territory you are visiting. If you do become symptomatic while travelling, contact the local public health assessment line for advice; you may be required to self-isolate in place. If you choose to travel, upon your return to Saskatchewan, carefully monitor for any symptoms and consider seeking testing.
