Saskatchewan has seen their highest daily number of deaths due to COVID-19 since the pandemic was declared in mid-March. Four people have passed because of the novel coronavirus since Sunday’s update. Those that died include a person in their 70s from Saskatoon, two people in their 60s from the Far North East and North Central zones as well as a resident in their 80s from the North West zone. The province’s death toll is now up to 37 due to COVID-19.

Otherwise, Monday’s report from the Ministry of Health had 235 new cases of the virus, upping the seven-day average to 219 and 18 new cases per 100-thousand population. There have been almost a thousand new cases of the virus since Saturday. With 50 recoveries, the active case count in Saskatchewan is at 2,864 with 106 of those in hospital and for the first time the province has had over 100 people hospitalized due to COVID-19. The number of infections being treated in I-C-U remains the same as Sunday at 19.

Three of Monday’s 235 new cases have pending residence information. Sixty-six of the cases come from Regina, 54 from Saskatoon while the remaining 112 new cases were split among 11 other zones. Only the Far North Central zone didn’t have a new case Monday. The total number of reported cases of the novel coronavirus is now up to 6,708.

Of the 6,807 cases in the province:

• 439 cases are travelers;
• 2,868 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 1,333 have no known exposures; and
• 2,068 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 194 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 1,421 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 2,386 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 1,793 are in the 40-59 age range; 872 are in the 60-79 age range; and 231 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 37 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 6,708 confirmed cases:

• 1,977 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 1,435 cases are from the north area (496 north west, 672 north central, 267 north east)
• 1,025 cases are from the Regina area
• 915 cases are from the south area (337 south west, 360 south central, 267 south east)
• 773 cases are from the far north area (542 far north west, 67 far north central, 164 far north east)
• 552 cases are from the central area (249 central west, 303 central east)
• 31 cases have pending residence information

To date, 320,886 COVID-19 tests have been processed Saskatchewan. As of November 21, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 208,247 people tested per million population. The national rate was 289,488 people tested per million population.

On Sunday, 2,861 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

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Health Canada’s COVID Alert application is available to Saskatchewan residents. This free, voluntary app provides digital alerts to let people know if they may have been exposed to COVID-19. It does not collect personal health information or track the location of users but can ensure your contacts get the earliest possible exposure notifications, if utilized.

COVID Alert is available for Canadians as a free download from the App Store or the Google Play Store.

More information on using the app and how your privacy is protected at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-apps.