The Government of Saskatchewan says there are eight new cases of COVID-19 in the province as of Tuesday bringing the provincial total to date to 970. 142 cases are considered active. The new cases are two in the Far North, two in the Central region, one in Saskatoon and three in the South region.
Twelve people are in hospital with three of those in intensive care; two in Saskatoon and one in the South.
Of the 970 cases in the province:
187 cases are travellers;
528 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
168 have no known exposures; and
87 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
58 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
342 of the cases are from the Far North, 212 are from the Saskatoon area, 124 from the North, 123 from the South, 87 from the Regina area and 82 from the Central region.
133 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
333 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 304 are in the 40-59 age range; 168 are in the 60-79 age range; and 32 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, 83,676 COVID19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of July 19, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 61,413 people tested per million population. The national rate was 95,071 people tested per million population.
COVID-19 Awareness
Since mid-June, there has been an increase in cases in the southwest and west-central parts of Saskatchewan, both on colonies and in the broader community. Public health investigation is ongoing to determine transmission chains and to identify contacts. While many of the recent new cases have been in southwest and west-central Saskatchewan, the risk of COVID-19 transmission continues to exist in every part of the province. This is why everyone must continue to take precautions and follow public health measures.
COVID-19 Testing
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.
