On Sunday COVID-19 cases doubled in the province, from the previous days totals, after a number of presumptive cases were confirmed. The province saw 12 new cases, 4 in the North, 4 in the Far North and 4 in the Saskatoon area. Several tests from the locally identified cases noted May 2 in the La Loche area are still pending.
The number of cases in the province now sits at 422, with 122 considered active. 305 Saskatchewan residents have now recovered from the novel coronvirus after another 3 recoveries were reported on Sunday. There are currently 14 people in hospital; 11 are receiving inpatient care (five in the North region and six in Saskatoon) and three are in intensive care (in Saskatoon).
Of the 433 cases in the province:
- 138 cases are travellers;
- 176 are community contacts (mass gatherings included);
- 40 have no known exposures; and
- 79 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
- 42 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
- 161 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 89 from the North, 76 from the Regina area, 81 from the Far North, 15 from the South, and 11 from the Central region.
- 40 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
- 159 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 141 are in the 40-59 age range; 78 are in the 60-79 age range; and 15 are in the 80-plus range.
- 50 per cent of the cases are males and 50 per cent are females.
- Six deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 31,572 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. As of May 1, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 24,562 people tested per million population, which exceeds the national rate of 22,934 people tested per million population.
If you are experiencing fever, cough or shortness of breath, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19. You can also take the online self-assessment at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
