Four residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One resident in their 60s from the Far North East zone.  One resident over the age of 80 from the North West zone.  One resident in their 60s from the North Central zone.  One resident in their 70s from the Saskatoon zone.  This brings the total number of deaths in the province to 37.

There are 235 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 23, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 6,708 cases.

The seven-day average of daily cases is 219 (18.0 new cases per 100,000 population), information which will be now be regularly reported.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (11), Far North East (3), North West (10), North Central (24), North East (4), Saskatoon (54), Central West (4), Central East (7), Regina (66), South West (17), South Central (16) and South East (16) zones.  Three (3) new cases have pending residence information.

Of the 6,708 reported cases, 2,864 are considered active.  A total of 3,807 people have recovered.

One-hundred and six people are in hospital.  Eighty-seven people are receiving inpatient care; seven in the North West, 10 in North Central, one in North East, 36 in Saskatoon, one in Central East, 11 in Regina, one in South West, and 20 in the South East zone.  Nineteen people are in intensive care: one in North West, two in North Central, nine in Saskatoon, one in Central East, two in South West and four in Regina.

Of the 6,807 cases in the province:

• 439 cases are travelers;
• 2,868 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 1,333 have no known exposures; and
• 2,068 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 194 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 1,421 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 2,386 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 1,793 are in the 40-59 age range; 872 are in the 60-79 age range; and 231 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 37 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 6,708 confirmed cases: 

• 1,977 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 1,435 cases are from the north area (496 north west, 672 north central, 267 north east)
• 1,025 cases are from the Regina area
• 915 cases are from the south area (337 south west, 360 south central, 267 south east)
• 773 cases are from the far north area (542 far north west, 67 far north central, 164 far north east)
• 552 cases are from the central area (249 central west, 303 central east)
• 31 cases have pending residence information

To date, 320,886 COVID-19 tests have been processed Saskatchewan.  As of November 21, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 208,247 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 289,488 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,861 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan. 

Support Contract Tracing and Download the COVID Alert App 

Health Canada’s COVID Alert application is available to Saskatchewan residents.  This free, voluntary app provides digital alerts to let people know if they may have been exposed to COVID-19.  It does not collect personal health information or track the location of users but can ensure your contacts get the earliest possible exposure notifications, if utilized. 

COVID Alert is available for Canadians as a free download from the App Store or the Google Play Store. 

More information on using the app and how your privacy is protected at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-apps.

General COVID-19 Information

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

There are 236 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 22, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 6,473 cases.

Fluctuation in daily case numbers can be expected, as a result of factors including weather-related and logistical delays in lab specimens reaching the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory.  The seven-day average of daily cases is 211 (17.4 new cases per 100,000 population), information which will be now be regularly reported.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (8), Far North Central (1), Far North East (2), North West (17), North Central (24), North East (9), Saskatoon (82), Central West (9), Central East (2), Regina (52), South West (13), South Central (9) and South East (6) zones.  Two (2) new cases have pending residence information.

Three cases with pending residence information from November 14 and 20 were assigned to the Far North West (1), North Central (1) and Regina (1) zones. 

Of the 6,473 reported cases, 2,683 are considered active.  A total of 3,757 people have recovered.

Ninety-nine people are in hospital.  Eighty people are receiving inpatient care; one in the Far North West, eight in the North West, nine in North Central, one in North East, 33 in Saskatoon, one in Central East, eight in Regina, one in South West, one in South Central and 17 in the South East zone.  Nineteen people are in intensive care: two in North Central, 10 in Saskatoon, one in Central East, two in South West and four in Regina. 

Of the 6,473 cases in the province:

• 437 cases are travelers;
• 2,800 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 1,315 have no known exposures; and
• 1,921 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 185 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 1,382 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 2,320 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 1,729 are in the 40-59 age range; 824 are in the 60-79 age range; and 213 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 33 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 6,473 confirmed cases: 

• 1,923 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 1,397 cases are from the north area (486 north west, 648 north central, 263 north east)
• 959 cases are from the Regina area
• 866 cases are from the south area (320 south west, 344 south central, 202 south east)
• 759 cases are from the far north area (531 far north west, 67 far north central, 161 far north east)
• 541 cases are from the central area (245 central west, 296 central east)
• 28 cases have pending residence information

To date, 318,025 COVID-19 tests have been processed Saskatchewan.  As of November 20, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 206,493 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 287,925 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 3,355 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan. 

General COVID-19 Information

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

There are 439 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 21, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 6,237 cases.

Fluctuation in daily case numbers can be expected, as a result of factors including weather-related and logistical delays in lab specimens reaching the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory.  The seven-day average of daily cases is 203 (16.7 new cases per 100,000 population), information which will be now be regularly reported.

Today’s case number reflects a new daily high of 4,580 tests processed yesterday in the province.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (9), Far North East (13), North West (56), North Central (43), North East (11), Saskatoon (170), Central West (8), Central East (13), Regina (56), South West (14), South Central (18) and South East (19) zones. Nine (9) new cases have pending residence information.

Of the 6,237 reported cases, 2,537 are considered active.  A total of 3,667 people have recovered.

Ninety-three people are in hospital. Seventy-two people are receiving inpatient care; eight in the North West, seven in North Central, one in the North East, 32 in Saskatoon, one in Central East, five in Regina, one in South Central and 17 in the South East zone.  Twenty-one people are in intensive care: three in North Central, eleven in Saskatoon, one in Central East, one in South West and five in Regina.

Of the 6,237 cases in the province:

• 434 cases are travelers;
• 2,731 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 1,283 have no known exposures; and
• 1,789 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 183 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 1,333 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 2,234 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 1,671 are in the 40-59 age range; 790 are in the 60-79 age range; and 204 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 33 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 6,237 confirmed cases: 

• 1,841 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 1,346 cases are from the north area (469 north west, 623 north central, 254 north east)
• 906 cases are from the Regina area
• 838 cases are from the south area (307 south west, 335 south central, 196 south east)
• 747 cases are from the far north area (522 far north west, 66 far north central, 159 far north east)
• 530 cases are from the central area (236 central west, 294 central east)
• 29 cases have pending residence information

To date, 314,670 COVID-19 tests have been processed Saskatchewan.  As of November 19, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 204,116 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 285,899 people tested per million population.

General COVID-19 Information

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

One resident aged over 80 from the Saskatoon zone who tested positive for COVID-19 has died.  This brings the total number of deaths in the province to 33.

There are 153 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 20, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 5,804 cases.  The new cases are located in the Far North West (3), Far North Central (16), Far North East (4), North West (11), North Central (14), North East (1), Saskatoon (42), Central West (2), Central East (4), Regina (14), South West (14), South Central (4) and South East (20) zones. Four (4) new cases have pending residence information.

Of the 5,804 reported cases, 2,145 are considered active.  A total of 3,626 people have recovered. 

Eighty-five people are in hospital.  Sixty-six people are receiving inpatient care; five in the North West, seven in North Central, one in the North East, 30 in Saskatoon, one in Central East, five in Regina, one in South Central and 16 in the South East zone.  Nineteen people are in intensive care: one in the North West, three in North Central, eight in Saskatoon, one in Central East, one in South West and five in Regina.

Of the 5,804 cases in the province:

• 421 cases are travelers;
• 2,589 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 1,216 have no known exposures; and
• 1,578 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 171 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 1,239 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 2,101 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 1,571 are in the 40-59 age range; 720 are in the 60-79 age range; and 168 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 33 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 5,804 confirmed cases: 

• 1,670 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 1,236 cases are from the north area (413 north west, 580 north central, 243 north east)
• 850 cases are from the Regina area
• 787 cases are from the south area (293 south west, 317 south central, 177 south east)
• 724 cases are from the far north area (512 far north west, 66 far north central, 146 far north east)
• 509 cases are from the central area (228 central west, 281 central east)
• 28 cases have pending residence information

To date, 310,090 COVID-19 tests have been processed Saskatchewan.  As of November 18, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 200,570 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 283,838 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,826 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

COVID-19 Modelling Update

On November 19, Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer presented a COVID-19 modelling update, available at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/latest-updates.

General COVID-19 Information

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

There are 98 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 19, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 5,651 cases.

Weather and logistical impediments resulted in a volume of specimens reaching the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory after the reporting period for November 19.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (2), Far North East (3), North West (12), North Central (12), North East (5), Saskatoon (10), Central West (1), Central East (5), Regina (25), South Central (14) and South East (5) zones. Four (4) new cases have pending residence information.

Of the 5,651 reported cases, 2,066 are considered active.  A total of 3,553 people have recovered.

Eighty-three people are in hospital.  Sixty-two people are receiving inpatient care; five in the North West, five in North Central, two in the North East, 30 in Saskatoon, six in Regina, two in the South West, one in South Central and eleven in the South East zone.  Twenty-one people are in intensive care: four in North Central, nine in Saskatoon, two in Central East, one in South West and five in Regina.

 Of the 5,651 cases in the province:

• 419 cases are travelers;
• 2,490 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 1,176 have no known exposures; and
• 1,566 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 163 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 1,189 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 2,059 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 1,539 are in the 40-59 age range; 701 are in the 60-79 age range; and 158 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 32 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 5,651 confirmed cases: 

• 1,628 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 1,208 cases are from the north area (402 north west, 564 north central, 242 north east)
• 836 cases are from the Regina area
• 749 cases are from the south area (279 south west, 313 south central, 157 south east)
• 701 cases are from the far north area (509 far north west, 50 far north central, 142 far north east)
• 503 cases are from the central area (226 central west, 277 central east)
• 26 cases have pending residence information

To date, 307,264 COVID-19 tests have been processed Saskatchewan.  As of November 17, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 201,581 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 279,792 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,004 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Weekly Reporting of Testing Numbers and Cases for Youth

Monitoring the trends of COVID-19 cases in school-aged children, the weekly report of cases and testing numbers for children aged 0-19 with data by age categories and testing positivity rates has been posted for the week of November 8 to 14 at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19-Safe-Schools-Plan. Reports are published Thursdays.

General COVID-19 Information

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

COVID-19: New Public Health Measures in Effect November 19:

The Public Health Measure that take effect today can be found here @ https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020/november/17/covid-19–new-public-health-measures-in-effect-november-19

One resident in their 60s from the North East zone who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. This brings the total number of deaths in the province to 32.

There are 132 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 18, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 5,553 cases.  The new cases are located in the Far North West (1), Far North Central (8), Far North East (6), North West (6), North Central (10), North East (4), Saskatoon (56), Central West (1), Regina (18), South West (2), South Central (4) and South East (8) zones and eight (8) new cases have pending residence information.

One case with pending residence information was deemed to be an out of province resident and removed from the total case count. 

Of the 5,553 reported cases, 2,099 are considered active.  A total of 3,422 people have recovered.

Seventy-six people are in hospital.  Fifty-nine people are receiving inpatient care; four in the North West, six in North Central, two in the North East, 30 in Saskatoon, six in Regina, four in the South West, one in South Central and six in the South East zone.  Seventeen people are in intensive care: three in North Central, seven in Saskatoon, two in Central East, one in South West and four in Regina.

Of the 5,553 cases in the province:

• 419 cases are travelers;
• 2,419 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 1,138 have no known exposures; and
• 1,577 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 156 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 1,165 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 2,026 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 1,515 are in the 40-59 age range; 685 are in the 60-79 age range; and 157 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 32 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 5,553 confirmed cases:

• 1,618 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 1,167 cases are from the north area (386 north west, 544 north central, 237 north east)
• 808 cases are from the Regina area
• 730 cases are from the south area (279 south west, 299 south central, 152 south east)
• 693 cases are from the far north area (505 far north west, 49 far north central, 139 far north east)
• 496 cases are from the central area (224 central west, 272 central east)
• 41 cases have pending residence information

To date, 305,260 COVID-19 tests have been processed Saskatchewan.  As of November 16, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 200,748 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 278,351 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 1,619 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

General COVID-19 Information

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

COVID-19: New Public Health Measures in Effect November 19:

The following measures are in effect as of 12:01am Thursday, November 19, 2020.  They, and all other public health measures, will be in effect until December 17 and then subject to review by the provincial Chief Medical Health Officer.

Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994. 

https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020/november/17/covid-19–new-public-health-measures-in-effect-november-19