There are three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and three new presumptive cases, bringing the total to 313 reported cases. This includes the La Loche area cases referred to in Friday’s update. Seventy-five of the 313 reported cases are considered active.
Six more people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 234.
There are five people in hospital; including four who are receiving inpatient care and one person in intensive care.
Of the 313 cases in the province, 134 are travel related, 132 are contacts or linked to mass gatherings, 29 have no known exposures, and 18 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall, 35 of the cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances. 148 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 70 from the Regina area, 59 from the north, 15 from the south, 11 from the central region and 10 from the far north.
23 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 114 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 105 are in the 40 to 59 age range; 63 are in the 60-79 age range; and eight are in the 80-plus range. 52 per cent of the cases are males and 48 per cent are females. Four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 23,092 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. Saskatchewan continues to have the second highest rate of testing per capita among provinces that have reported.