There are three new cases of COVID-19, three people in hospital and six more people have recovered.
As of Tuesday the total number of cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to date is 1,622. There is one case in North Central, one in the Saskatoon zone and one is still pending.
Thirty-one cases are considered active. The three people in hospital are all in Saskatoon with two of them in ICU.
Of the 1,622 cases in the province:
239 cases are travellers;
829 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
483 have no known exposures; and
71 are under investigation by local public health
Overall in Saskatchewan:
66 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
269 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 523 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 495 are in the 40-59 age range; 277 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 417 cases from the south area (216 south west, 190 south central, 11 south east)
o 353 cases from the far north area (347 far north west, 6 far north east)
o 263 cases from the north area (128 north west, 69 north central, 66 north east)
o 261 cases from the Saskatoon area
o 195 cases from the central area (161 central west, 34 central east)
o 132 cases from the Regina area
To date, 140,906 COVID19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 30, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 101,377 people tested per million population. The national rate was 146,435 people tested per million population.
Yesterday, 653 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.
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 or your physician’s office if you are experiencing worsening symptoms. If you require urgent care, call 911.
