The amount of people in Saskatchewan who have come down with the COVID-19 virus now stands at 156 after an increase of 22 was announced Sunday by the Ministry of Health.
Five people are in hospital across the province, including three in acute care and two in intensive care units
• One inpatient case is located in the north, and two in Saskatoon.
• One ICU case is located in central Saskatchewan, and one in Regina.
• At least seven cases are a result of local transmission. The rest are travel-related or cluster-related due to exposure at mass gatherings.
• Five cases concern individuals 19 years of age and under; all other cases are adults.
• 69 cases are in the 20-44 age range; 59 are in the 45-64 range; and 23 are in the 65-plus range.
• 58 per cent of the cases are males and 42 per cent are females.
Four more people have recovered from the virus, doubling the total to eight. There may be more cases yet to be reported to Public Health.
The Ministry of Health also continues to try and identify everyone who attended a snowmobile rally and dinner on March 14 in Christopher Lake. Approximately 130 people were present at the dinner, and 76 have been reached to date. As of today, 20 cases have been linked to this event. Those who attended the dinner are being told to contact HealthLine 811.
To date, 9,086 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan, an increase of 838 from Saturday’s update.
