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COVID-19 Update: Four Deaths, 324 New Cases, 138 in Hospital, 345 Recoveries

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.

COVID-19 Update: Five Deaths, 302 New Cases, 140 in Hospital, 253 Recoveries

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.

COVID-19 Update: Six Deaths, 183 New Cases, 144 in Hospital, 279 Recoveries

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.

Lockwood, Susan Reta

With great sadness we announce the passing of Susan Reta Lockwood on November 26, 2020 at the age of 49.

She leaves to mourn her life partner of 14 years, William Suwala, her step sons Nat (Brynn) and Kyle (Vanessa), her mother and step dad, Eleanor Moodie and Earl Holmes, her father and step mom, John and Elva Lockwood.

Cherished always by her sisters and brothers in law, Deborah and Dick Rhodes, Kathleen and Mike Hicks. Her niece Cassidy Rhodes
and her nephew Beau Hicks. As well, her sweet kitty, Pepper. Also her extended Suwala family and many Aunts, Uncles and cousins.
Susan was pre-deceased by her step father Ed Moodie.

Susan was born in Davidson, SK on December 31, 1970. In 1977 the family moved to Duncan, BC on Vancouver Island. Susan graduated from Cowichan Senior Secondary School in 1988. She worked at a video rental store which began her interest in movies and movie trivia. As well, began her life long love of collecting movies.

As an adult Susan lived in her favorite city, Victoria, BC for a short time, before moving to Moose Jaw, SK where she met her loving
life partner Willy. To Willy, Susan was the love of his life and affectionately known as “his princess”. He lovingly cared for Susan, with great devotion, through many struggles and a long battle with Crohn’s disease.

Susan was fiercely loyal to her family. She had a sharp wit and was never judging of others. She was an avid supporter and new volunteer for SCRAPS (Stray Cat Rescue and Protection Society).

In the last year of her life, Susan became a part of the City Oasis Foursquare Church family. Susan proudly accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour. He has taken her home in His loving arms.

A service will be held at a later date due to Covid 19.

EVASHENKO, Elsie (nee Sachko)

September 9, 1938- November 29, 2020

It is with heavy hearts we regret to announce the passing of our Mom, Elsie Evashenko, on November 29, 2020, at her residence Samaritan Place.

Elsie was born and raised on the family homestead near Cando, Saskatchewan where she was the second eldest of seven children. She was taught at an early age about hard work and family values.

Elsie attended Willowfield School and Cando School. After attending high school, she traveled to Prince George B.C., to take a position as an assistant cook at Moore’s Logging. During spring break-up, she worked at the Prince George Bakery, and then she headed back to Saskatchewan where she married the love of her life, Walter Evashenko on July 5, 1960. Together they purchased a grain farm near Vanscoy where they started a family by welcoming the first three of their four children: Karen, Roxanne, and Craig.

In 1966 Nutrien Potash Mine purchased their homestead. They found their final roots, our family farm, and the most welcoming place to call home, between the communities of Kenaston and Hanley. Walter and Elsie completed their family with the birth of their fourth child Jason in 1969. Together they owned a successful grain farm and cattle ranch. As a family the Evashenkos raised chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, pigs, and milking cows. To complete the true homesteader’s lifestyle Elsie seeded acres of vegetable garden and preserved hundreds of jars of the harvested vegetables, while simultaneously teaching her children the importance of hard work.

Elsie was a true hostess as she always hosted family, friends, and neighbors. When someone drove into the yard, even a traveling salesperson, they did not leave without a coffee, or if it was close to mealtime, they were fed a full course meal. Elsie took pride in her children and often welcomed their friends into the family (you know who you are).

In 2006 Elsie purchased a new condo unit in Liberty Court in Saskatoon where she made a circle of great friends. She and her friends took pleasure in hosting gatherings for each other and going out for entertainment. In 2010 Elsie started her long, hard journey with Dementia which led her down many difficult paths over
the years. Elsie traveled these paths with her children and their families by her side.

Elsie has left her children and grandchildren with many valuable lessons. She has shared memories, stories and recipes that will last forever.

Elsie is survived by her four children, Karen (Dale) Reeves, Roxanne (Perry) Anderson, Craig (Janet) Evashenko, Jason (Roxanne) Evashenko; grandchildren, Tracy (Dustin) Shaw, Chelsea (Travis) Remmen, Jessie (Regan) Evashenko, Nikki Evashenko, Cole (Leanne) Anderson, Karlee (Austin) Anderson, Brandi Anderson, Alyssa (Luke) Evashenko., great grandchildren, Nash Shaw, Grayson and Tatum Remmen, siblings Margaret (James) McConaghy, Walter (Marlene) Sachko, Judy Hrycuik, and Jeannette (Andy) Krakowetz, sister-in-laws, Fran Lajeunesse and Dinah Holowach, as well many nephews and nieces. Elsie was predeceased by her husband Walter Evashenko, grandchild Ashley Anderson, parents Mary and James Sachko, in-laws, Peter and Olive Evashenko, her brothers, Edward and David Sachko, brothers-in- laws, Eli Hrycuik, Bill Soroka, and Bill Holowach, sister-in-law, Gladys Soroka, and her nephews, Neil, David, and Gordon McConaghy.

COVID-19 is restricting the way we would have celebrated Mom’s life. The funeral will be held in Kenaston with immediate family, and Elsie’s final resting place will be beside Walter at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon For those so wishing donations may be directed to: The Saskatchewan Diabetes Assoc, 104-2301 Ave C. North, Saskatoon, SK S7L 5Z5..

Arrangements are entrusted to Hanson’s Funeral Home in Davidson.

COVID-19 Update: One Death, 274 New Cases, 143 in Hospital, 59 Recoveries

One resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died.  This individual was in their 60s from the Regina zone.

There are 274 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 7, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 10,412 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (21), Far North Central (1), Far North East (6), North West (26), North Central (28), North East (6), Saskatoon (72), Central East (7), Regina (80), South West (8), South Central (4) and South East (12) zones and 3 new cases have pending residence information.

One (1) case with pending residence information has been assigned to the Saskatoon zone.  One (1) case with pending residence information has been deemed a non-Saskatchewan resident and removed from the case counts.

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

Of the 10,412 reported cases, 4,763 are considered active.  A total of 5,589 people have recovered.

One hundred forty-three people are in hospital.  117 people are receiving inpatient care: nine in the North West, 12 in the North Central, one in the North East, 48 in the Saskatoon, one in the Central East, 24 in the Regina, two in the South West, one in the South Central and 19 in the South East zones.  Twenty-six people are in intensive care: six in the North Central, 11 in the Saskatoon, eight in the Regina and one in the South West zones.

Of the 10,412 cases in the province:

  • 504 cases are travelers;
  • 4,300 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 2,400 have no known exposures; and
  • 3,208 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

  • 324 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
  • 2,191 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
  • 3,651 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 2,757 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,400 are in the 60-79 age range; and 408 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. 
  • 60 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 10,412 confirmed cases: 

  • 3,138 cases are from the Saskatoon area
  • 2,136 cases are from the north area (762 north west, 1027 north central, 347 north east)
  • 2,020 cases are from the Regina area
  • 1,306 cases are from the south area (510 south west, 453 south central, 343 south east)
  • 1,082 cases are from the far north area (680 far north west, 84 far north central, 318 far north east)
  • 697 cases are from the central area (297 central west, 400 central east)
  • 33 cases have pending residence information

To date, 367,396 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 5, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 231,105 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 318,643 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 3,004 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.