The province has confirmed that a person in their 20’s from the North region died after testing positive for COVID-19. This is the Saskatchewan’s 15th death with one new case reported, that being a Saskatoon resident who tested positive out of province.
To date the majority of cases have been people aged 60 to 80 with one other person in their 50’s having succumbed to the disease.
Provincially there have been 806 cases of COVID-19. 737 people have recovered, none of the four people in hospital are in intensive care and 54 cases are considered active.
Of the 806 cases in the province:
168 cases are travellers;
482 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
113 have no known exposures; and
43 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
55 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
338 of the cases are from the Far North, 190 are from the Saskatoon area, 119 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 66 from the South and 13 from the Central region.
116 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
283 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 253 are in the 40-59 age range; 133 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
15 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 70,294 COVID19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of July 5, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 52,252 people tested per million population. The national rate was 79,164 people tested per million population.
Visitation Guidelines During COVID-19
Starting today, there are expanded visitation guidelines for facilities. These guidelines apply to patients, outpatients, clients and residents in Saskatchewan Health Authority facilities, long-term care homes and affiliate organizations, personal care homes and Ministry of Social Services Group Homes.
Two family members or support persons can be identified to support patients and residents.
Only one family member or support person can be present in the facility at a time.
Two people can be present at one time if physical distancing can be maintained for:
o Critical care/intensive care patients
o End of life/palliative care patients or residents
o Maternal Services Units (Maternal and Postpartum Units, Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Pediatric Units)
Family members and support persons must follow safety requirements including the wearing of a medical grade mask, physical distancing, hand hygiene, limited movement within a facility or home according to current public health orders.
Additional family members or support persons may be identified for end of life, palliative and intensive/critical care, as outlined in the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) Family Presence Guidelines (https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/public-health-measures/guidance-for-health-care-facilities).
COVID-19 Testing
Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.
Testing is also available to:
Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.
