The provincial government reports 1 new cases of COVID-19 and 1 person is in the hospital in Saskatoon in intensive care.
There are no new recoveries to report.
That brings the total to 1,670 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic reached Saskatchewan and 1,587 recoveries.
59 of the cases of the novel coronavirus are considered active.
On Tuesday, 757 tests were performed in the province.
Yesterday (Tues) was the first day for drive-through testing in Regina at Evraz Place and it begins tomorrow in Saskatoon at an industrial building near Credit Union Centre, 3630 Thatcher Avenue.
Regina’s drive-through hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 to 8pm and Saturdays 8am to 4:30 p.m.
Saskatoon’s drive-through will be open Tuesdays through Thursdays from noon to 7:15 p.m. and weekends from 8:30 am to 4pm.
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 or your physician’s office if you are experiencing worsening symptoms. If you require urgent care, call 911. You don’t need a referral for the drive-through testing.
Of the 1,670 cases in the province:
254 cases are travellers;
838 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
494 have no known exposures; and
84 are under investigation by local public health
Overall in Saskatchewan:
67 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
280 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
542 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 507 are in the 40-59 age range; 283 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 428 cases from the south area (218 south west, 197 south central, 13 south east)
o 355 cases from the far north area (349 far north west, 6 far north east)
o 277 cases from the Saskatoon area
o 270 cases from the north area (131 north west, 73 north central, 66 north east)
o 203 cases from the central area (166 central west, 37 central east)
o 137 cases from the Regina area (One case reported on September 7 with pending residence information has been assigned to the Regina zone).
To date, 152,529 COVID19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of September 7, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 109,230 people tested per million population. The national rate was 156,724 people tested per million population.
