The latest update from the province of Saskatchewan on COVID19 shows there are seven new confirmed cases of the virus with seven more having recovered.
This means there are 260 people that have come down with COVID19 with 88 having recovered. The province says there are still 169 active cases and that there are seven people in hospital including two in intensive care–one in Regina and one in Saskatoon.
Of the 260 cases in the province:
• 115 cases are travellers;
• 80 are community contacts (mass gatherings included);
• 13 have no known exposures; and
• 52 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
• 131 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 52 from the Regina area, 48 from the north, 15 from the south, 10 from the central region and four from the far north.
• 13 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 112 cases are in the 20-44 age range; 92 are in the 45-64 age range; and 43 are in the 65-plus range.
• 53 per cent of the cases are males and 47 per cent are females.
• Three deaths related to COVID-19 reported to date.
To date, 14,722 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. Saskatchewan continues to have the second highest rate of testing per capita among the provinces.
