Three residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Two (2) new deaths in the group 80+ were reported in Saskatoon and one (1) new death in the age group 70-79 was reported in Regina.

There are 222 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 13, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 11,971 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (15), Far North East (9), North West (39), North Central (15), North East (6), Saskatoon (53), Central West (3), Central East (8), Regina (57), South West (4), South Central (6) and South East (5) zones.

Five (5) cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North East (from Nov 23 (2)), North West (from Dec 9 (1) and Dec 11 (1)) and Saskatoon (from Dec 11 (1)) zones.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is  264 (21.8 new cases per 100,000 population).

Of the cases, 4,188 cases out of the 11,971 cases are considered active.  A total of 7,694 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and seventeen people are in hospital.  Ninety-four people are receiving inpatient care: one in the Far North West, six in the North West, 10 in the North Central, 42 in Saskatoon, two in the Central East, 25 in Regina, two in the South Central and six in the South East zones.  Twenty-three people are in intensive care: six in the North Central, seven in Saskatoon, nine in Regina, and one in the South West.

Of the 11,971 cases in the province:

• 549 cases are travelers;
• 5,336 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,726 have no known exposures; and
• 3,360 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 415 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,506 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,200 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,140 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,599 are in the 60-79 age range; and 521 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 89 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 11,971 confirmed cases: 

• 3,568 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 2,551 cases are from the north area (965 north west, 1,204 north central, 382 north east)
• 2,394 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,410 cases are from the south area (540 south west, 484 south central, 386 south east)
• 1,263 cases are from the far north area (769 far north west, 89 far north central, 405 far north east)
• 756 cases are from the central area (317 central west, 439 central east)
• 29 cases have pending residence information

To date, 385,948 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 11, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 239,229 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 332,168 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,948 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Public Health Measures 

For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.  

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

Eleven residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One (1) new death in the age group 60-69 was reported in the North East, one (1) new death in the age group 50-59 was reported in Saskatoon, three (3) new deaths in the age group 80+ were reported in Saskatoon, four (4) new deaths in the age group 80+ were reported in Regina, one (1) new death in the age group 70-79 was reported in the South East and one (1) new death in the age group 80+ was reported in the South East.

This marks the largest one day increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths in Saskatchewan since the pandemic began.

There are 274 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 12, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 11,749 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (8), Far North East (19), North West (43), North Central (23), North East (5), Saskatoon (78), Central West (2), Central East (13), Regina (57), South West (2), South Central (12) and South East (10) zones and two (2) new cases have pending residence information.

Two (2) cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North East (from Dec 9 (1)) and North Central (from Dec 8 (1)) zones.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 292 (24.1 new cases per 100,000 population)

There are 4,097 cases out of the 11,749 cases that are considered active.  A total of 7,566 individuals have recovered.

It is anticipated that the number of cases designated as “active” will decline as older cases are reviewed and potentially shifted to recovered status.  This work is ongoing.

One hundred and eighteen people are in hospital.  Ninety-five people are receiving inpatient care: one in the Far North West, seven in the North West, 11 in the North Central, 41 in Saskatoon, two in the Central East, 25 in Regina, two in the South Central and six in the South East zones.  Twenty-three people are in intensive care: six in the North Central, seven in Saskatoon, nine in Regina, and one in the South West.

Of the 11,749 cases in the province:

• 539 cases are travelers;
• 5,102 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,740 have no known exposures; and
• 3,368 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 406 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,459 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,130 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,083 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,564 are in the 60-79 age range; and 508 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 86 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 11,749 confirmed cases: 

• 3,514 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 2,489 cases are from the north area (924 north west, 1,189 north central, 376 north east)
• 2,337 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,395 cases are from the south area (536 south west, 478 south central, 381 south east)
• 1,237 cases are from the far north area (754 far north west, 89 far north central, 394 far north east)
• 745 cases are from the central area (314 central west, 431 central east)
• 32 cases have pending residence information

To date, 383,000 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 10, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 237,623 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 329,863 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 3,622 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Public Health Measures 

For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.  

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

There are 246 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 11, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 11,475 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (19), Far North Central (1), Far North East (13), North West (24), North Central (34), North East (9), Saskatoon (65), Central West (3), Central East (6), Regina (50), South West (1), South Central (7) and South East (14) zones and no (0) new cases have pending residence information.

Two cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North East and North Central zones.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 282 (23.3 new cases per 100,000 population).

Of the 11,475 reported cases, 4,547 are considered active. A total of 6,853 people have recovered.

It is anticipated that the number of cases designated as “active” will decline as older cases are reviewed and potentially shifted to recovered status. This work is ongoing.

One hundred and thirty-three people are in hospital. One hundred and six people are receiving inpatient care: one in the Far North West, six in the North West, 16 in the North Central, two in the North East, 45 in Saskatoon, two in the Central East, 26 in Regina, one in the South West, one in the South Central and six in the South East zones. Twenty-seven people are in intensive care: six in the North Central, 11 in Saskatoon, eight in Regina, one in the South West and one in the South Central zones.

Of the 11,475 cases in the province:

• 533 cases are travelers;
• 5,015 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,676 have no known exposures; and
• 3,251 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 397 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,402 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,037 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,013 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,529 are in the 60-79 age range; and 489 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 75 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 11,475 confirmed cases: 

• 3,436 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 2,417 cases are from the north area (881 north west, 1,165 north central, 371 north east)
• 2,280 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,371 cases are from the south area (534 south west, 466 south central, 371 south east)
• 1,209 cases are from the far north area (746 far north west, 89 far north central, 374 far north east)
• 730 cases are from the central area (312 central west, 418 central east)
• 32 cases have pending residence information

To date, 379,378 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 9, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 236,087 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 327,695 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 3,497 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Public Health Measures 

For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19. 

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

Four residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Two individuals in the 80+ age group were from the Regina and South Central zones.  One individual in the 30-39 age group was from North Central and one individual in the 50-59 age group was from the North East zone.

There are 324 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 10, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 11,223 cases.

Of the 11,223 reported cases, 4,682 are considered active.  A total of 6,466 people have recovered.

It is anticipated that the number of cases designated as “active” will decline as older cases are reviewed and potentially shifted to recovered status.  This work is ongoing.

One hundred thirty-eight people are in hospital.  One hundred and seven people are receiving inpatient care: seven in the North West, 16 in the North Central, two in the North East, 47 in Saskatoon, one in the Central East, 25 in Regina, one in the South West, one in the South Central and seven in the South East zones.  Thirty-one people are in intensive care: eight in the North Central, 11 in Saskatoon, ten in Regina, one in the South West and one in the South Central zones.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (15), Far North Central (3), Far North East (15), North West (47), North Central (37), North East (9), Saskatoon (109), Central West (1), Central East (6), Regina (53), South West (15), South Central (2) and South East (8) zones and four (4) new cases have pending residence information.

Two cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North East and North West zones.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 283 (23.3 new cases per 100,000 population).

Of the 11,223 cases in the province:

• 526 cases are travelers;
• 4,792 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,567 have no known exposures; and
• 3,338 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 376 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,344 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 3,946 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 2,952 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,500 are in the 60-79 age range; and 476 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 75 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 11,223 confirmed cases: 

• 3,369 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 2,348 cases are from the north area (856 north west, 1,130 north central, 362 north east)
• 2,230 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,349 cases are from the south area (533 south west, 459 south central, 357 south east)
• 1,172 cases are from the far north area (724 far north west, 88 far north central, 360 far north east)
• 721 cases are from the central area (309 central west, 412 central east)
• 34 cases have pending residence information

To date, 375,881 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 8, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 234,749 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 325,263 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 3,476 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Weekly Reporting of Testing Numbers and Cases for Youth

The trends of COVID-19 cases in school-aged children are being monitored.  The weekly report of cases and testing numbers for children aged 0-19, including data by age and positivity rates, has been posted at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19-Safe-Schools-Plan. 

Public Health Measures 

For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19. 

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

Five Regina zone residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  The individuals were all in the 80+ age group.

There are 302 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 9, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 10,899 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (14), Far North Central (1), Far North East (15), North West (26), North Central (35), North East (1), Saskatoon (59), Central West (4), Central East (2), Regina (131), South West (4), South Central (3) and South East (5) zones and two (2) new cases have pending residence information.

Two cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North West and North Central zones.  Two Saskatchewan residents testing positive out-of-province have been added to the Far North East and Saskatoon counts.  Two cases previously reported were found to be out-of-province residents and removed from the counts for the North West and Regina zones.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 273 (22.6 new cases per 100,000 population).

Of the 10,899 reported cases, 4,707 are considered active.  A total of 6,121 people have recovered.

Note that active cases are overrepresented.  There will be an adjustment in the coming days, as recovered cases are reconciled.

One hundred forty people are in hospital.  One hundred and thirteen people are receiving inpatient care: five in the North West, 17 in the North Central, two in the North East, 50 in the Saskatoon, one in the Central East, 23 in the Regina, one in the South West, one in the South Central and 13 in the South East zones.  Twenty-seven people are in intensive care: six in the North Central, 10 in the Saskatoon, nine in the Regina, one in the South West and one in the South Central zones.

Of the 10,899 cases in the province:

• 516 cases are travelers;
• 4,599 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,479 have no known exposures; and
• 3,305 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 359 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,296 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 3,816 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 2,867 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,459 are in the 60-79 age range; and 456 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 71 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 10,899 confirmed cases: 

• 3,260 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 2,254 cases are from the north area (808 north west, 1093 north central, 353 north east)
• 2,177 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,324 cases are from the south area (518 south west, 457 south central, 349 south east)
• 1,138 cases are from the far north area (709 far north west, 85 far north central, 344 far north east)
• 714 cases are from the central area (308 central west, 406 central east)
• 32 cases have pending residence information

To date, 372,405 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 7, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 233,693 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 323,173 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,650 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Public Health Measures 

For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19. 

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

Six residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Five of these individuals were in their 80s, from the North West (1), Regina (3) and South East (1) zones.  One individual in their 30s was from the North Central zone.  This marks the largest one day increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths in Saskatchewan since the pandemic began.

There are 183 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 8, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 10,597 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (13), Far North East (10), North West (18), North Central (30), North East (5), Saskatoon (62), Central West (7), Central East (4), Regina (25), South West (4), South Central (1) and South East (1) zones and 3 new cases have pending residence information.

Two cases where a Saskatchewan resident tested positive while out of province have been added to the Far North West (1) and North West (1) zones.

Four (4) cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North West zone.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 264 (21.8 new cases per 100,000 population).

Of the 10,597 reported cases, 4,663 are considered active.  A total of 5,868 people have recovered.  This marks the largest one day increase in the number of recoveries since the pandemic began.

One hundred forty-four people are in hospital.  117 people are receiving inpatient care: seven in the North West, 16 in the North Central, two in the North East, 51 in the Saskatoon, one in the Central East, 23 in the Regina, one in the South West, one in the South Central and 15 in the South East zones.  Twenty-seven people are in intensive care: six in the North Central, 11 in the Saskatoon, eight in the Regina, one in the South West and one in the South Central zones.

Of the 10,597 cases in the province:

• 510 cases are travelers;
• 4,446 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,440 have no known exposures; and
• 3,201 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 345 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,233 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 3,718 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 2,803 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,423 are in the 60-79 age range; and 415 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 66 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 10,597 confirmed cases: 

• 3,200 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 2,192 cases are from the north area (783 north west, 1057 north central, 352 north east)
• 2,047 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,312 cases are from the south area (514 south west, 454 south central, 344 south east)
• 1,106 cases are from the far north area (694 far north west, 84 far north central, 328 far north east)
• 708 cases are from the central area (304 central west, 404 central east)
• 32 cases have pending residence information

To date, 369,755 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 6, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 232,584 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 321,090 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,359 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Public Health Measures 

For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19. 

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.