A Saskatchewan resident in their 80s from the Far North region has died from complications related to COVID-19. The province now has five deaths related to having been infected with the virus.

The Ministry of Health has received questions surrounding the time and process of reporting COVID-19 fatalities. It is important to record and report COVID-19 cases and death in a uniform way, to ensure all jurisdictions have a consistent approach to reporting and that the evolving science can draw from this information. COVID-19 fatalities must be confirmed by the medical health officer to ensure that the case meets the criteria in order to be documented in the epidemiological reporting tools, before they can be publicly reported by the ministry.

As of April 27, 2020, Saskatchewan has 12 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 365.

Eleven of the 12 new cases today are in the Far North and one is in the North region.

Seventy-two of the 365 cases are considered active. Recoveries remain at 288 people.

There are currently seven people in hospitals across the province. Five people are receiving inpatient care and two people are in intensive care.

Of the 365 cases in the province:
• 139 cases are travellers;
• 149 are contacts or linked to mass gatherings;
• 35 have no known exposures; and
• 42 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:
• 38 of the cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 150 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 74 from the Regina area, 69 from the north, 15 from the south, 11 from the central region and 46 from the far north.
• 30 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 132 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 124 are in the 40-59 age range; 68 are in the 60-79 age range; and 11 are in the 80-plus range.
• 51 per cent of the cases are males and 49 per cent are females.
• Five deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 28,296 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. As of April 24, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers are available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 21,880 people tested per million population and exceeds the national rate of 17,812 people tested per million population.

As of April 27, 2020, 29 of the province’s Far North cases are in La Loche. The cases in the La Loche area are connected to the outbreak at the oilsands camp in northern Alberta.

Saskatchewan residents are reminded that there is a Public Health Order restricting all non-essential travel into and out of northern Saskatchewan, specifically the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.

Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Shahab has also strongly recommended against non-essential travel between communities within northern Saskatchewan.

COVID-19 is present throughout Saskatchewan and all communities are at risk. Everyone should continue to take preventative measures, including maintaining physical distancing as much as possible.

If you are experiencing fever, cough or shortness of breath, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19. You can also take the online self-assessment tool at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-self-assessment.

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

As of April 26, 2020, Saskatchewan has four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 353.

Three out of the four new cases today are in the North and one is in the Regina area.

Sixty-one of the 353 cases are considered active. Recoveries remains at 288 people.

There are currently five people in hospitals across the province. Three people are receiving inpatient care and two people are in intensive care.

Of the 353 cases in the province:
• 138 cases are travellers;
• 148 are contacts or linked to mass gatherings;
• 35 have no known exposures; and
• 32 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:
• 38 of the cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 150 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 74 from the Regina area, 68 from the north, 15 from the south, 11 from the central region and 35 from the far north.
• 29 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 126 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 120 are in the 40-59 age range; 67 are in the 60-79 age range; and 11 are in the 80-plus range.
• 51 per cent of the cases are males and 49 per cent are females.
• Four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 27,884 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. As of April 24, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers are available from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 21,880 people tested per million population and exceeds the national rate of 17,812 people tested per million population.
 
If you are experiencing fever, cough or shortness of breath, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19. You can also take the online self-assessment tool at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-self-assessment.

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

Measures to Stop the Spread of COVID-19

Saskatchewan residents must continue to take measures to stop the spread of COVID-19. This includes limiting gatherings to no more than 10 people and practicing physical distancing.

With extreme caution and under the following conditions, one or two close families may form an extended household group:
• The families or friends must remain consistent. Do not visit different families or friends every day.
• If you are going to create an extended household group, consider if any member of the group has any chronic health conditions that would put them at greater risk, or if they are in close contact with someone who could be vulnerable.
• Gatherings must still follow the public health order and be no more than 10 people.
• Stay home if you are ill.
• Maintain physical distancing where possible.

You should always be aware of who you have been in contact with over the past two weeks. These are the people who would need to be contacted by public health if you were to test positive for COVID-19.

As of April 25, 2020, Saskatchewan has eight new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 349.
Seven out of the eight new cases today are in the far north.

Fifty-seven of the 349 cases are considered active. Eight more people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 288 recoveries.

There are currently four people in hospitals across the province. Two people are receiving inpatient care and two people are in intensive care.

Of the 349 cases in the province:
• 138 cases are travellers;
• 146 are contacts or linked to mass gatherings;
• 34 have no known exposures; and
• 31 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:
• 37 of the cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 150 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 73 from the Regina area, 65 from the north, 15 from the south, 11 from the central region and 35 from the far north.
• 29 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 125 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 118 are in the 40-59 age range; 66 are in the 60-79 age range; and 11 are in the 80-plus range.
• 51 per cent of the cases are males and 49 per cent are females.
• Four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 27,232 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. As of April 22, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers are available from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 20,864 people tested per million population and exceeds the national rate of 16,497 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, following consultation with the Mayor of La Loche and other northern leaders, Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Shahab signed a Public Health Order restricting all non-critical travel into and out of northern Saskatchewan, specifically the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.
Dr. Shahab is also issuing a strong recommendation against non-essential travel between communities within northern Saskatchewan.

The province is continuing to increase testing and contact tracing in the La Loche area and is working closely with community leaders to ensure everyone who is required to do so is able to self-isolate.
Case surveillance and testing information, including regional locations of confirmed cases, is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

If you are experiencing fever, cough or shortness of breath, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19. You can also take the online self-assessment tool at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-self-assessment.

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

As of April 24, 2020, Saskatchewan has 10 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 341.

The total number of cases includes one new presumptive positive case. A presumptive case reported and counted on April 23 has now been confirmed.

Fifty-seven of the 341 cases are considered active. Ten more people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 280 recoveries.

There are currently five people in hospitals across the province. Three people are receiving inpatient care and two people are in intensive care.

Of the 341 cases in the province:
• 136 cases are travellers;
• 145 are contacts or linked to mass gatherings;
• 34 have no known exposures; and
• 26 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:
• 36 of the cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 150 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 73 from the Regina area, 64 from the north, 15 from the south, 11 from the central region and 28 from the far north.
• 26 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 121 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 117 are in the 40-59 age range; 66 are in the 60-79 age range; and 11 are in the 80-plus range.
• 51 per cent of the cases are males and 49 per cent are females.
• Four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 26,586 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. Per capita, Saskatchewan’s testing rate of 22,499 tests per million population exceeds the national rate of 16,755 tests per million population.

Case surveillance and testing information, including regional locations of confirmed cases, is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

If you are experiencing fever, cough or shortness of breath, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19. You can also take the online self-assessment tool at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-self-assessment.

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

Continued Measures to Stop the Spread of COVID-19

With the announcement of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, there have been some questions about the restrictions in place to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Saskatchewan residents should be aware that the public health order limiting gatherings to no more than 10 people remains in place.

However, with extreme caution and under the following conditions, one or two close families may form an extended household group:
• The families or friends must remain consistent. Do not visit different families or friends every day.
• If you are going to create an extended household group, consider if any member of the group has any chronic health conditions that would put them at greater risk, or if they are in close contact with someone who could be vulnerable.
• Gatherings must still follow the public health order and be no more than 10 people.
• Stay home if you are ill.
• Maintain physical distancing where possible.

As of April 23, 2020, Saskatchewan has five new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 331.
The total number of cases includes one presumptive positive case.

Fifty-seven of the 331 cases are considered active. Nine more people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 270 recoveries.

There are currently six people in hospitals across the province. Five people are receiving inpatient care, while one person is in intensive care.

Of the 331 cases in the province:
• 136 cases are travellers;
• 142 are contacts or linked to mass gatherings;
• 33 have no known exposures; and
• 20 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:
• 36 of the cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 150 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 71 from the Regina area, 62 from the north, 15 from the south, 11 from the central region and 22 from the far north.
• 26 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 117 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 113 are in the 40-59 age range; 65 are in the 60-79 age range; and 10 are in the 80-plus range.
• 51 per cent of the cases are males and 49 per cent are females.
• Four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 25,872 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. Per capita, Saskatchewan’s testing rate of 21,895 tests per million population exceeds the national rate of 16,155 tests per million population.

Case surveillance and testing information, including regional locations of confirmed cases, is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

If you are experiencing fever, cough or shortness of breath, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19. You can also take the online self-assessment tool at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-self-assessment.

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