There are 14 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Saturday, bringing the total to 1,954 reported cases. The new cases are located in Saskatoon with 3, Central East with 4, Regina had 2, South West had 1, South Central with 2 and South East had 2 cases.

There are currently 19 active reported cases in Yorkton. Contact investigations have linked most cases to known clusters within the community. Testing and contact investigations continue and it is anticipated that additional individuals will receive positive test results.

Of the 1,954 reported cases, 148 are considered active. A total of 1,782 people have recovered.

One person is in hospital receiving care in an ICU in the Central East zone.

Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab is reminding people that they need to be safe this fall. Dr. Shahab says as we approach Thanksgiving weekend and look forward to connecting with loved ones, we all have a responsibility to keep our family, friends and community safe by being mindful of our social gathering plans.

Of the 1,954 cases in the province to date:

• 296 cases are travellers;
• 962 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 567 have no known exposures; and
• 129 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 74 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 339 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 643 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 599 are in the 40-59 age range; 309 are in the 60-79 age range; and 64 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:
  • 450 cases are from the south area (225 south west, 204 south central, 21 south east)
  • 402 cases are from the Saskatoon area
  • 359 cases are from the far north area (350 far north west, 0 far north central, 9 far north east)
  • 281 cases are from the north area (132 north west, 80 north central, 69 north east)
  • 272 cases are from the central area (176 central west, 96 central east)
  • 190 cases are from the Regina area

To date, 198,105 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of October 1, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers are available from Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 138,016 people tested per million population. The national rate was 199,264 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,819 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.