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COVID-19 UPDATE: ONE NEW CASE, FIVE IN HOSPITAL, 18 MORE RECOVERIES

There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 29, 2020, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 779 cases. The new case is located in the Far North region.

Of the 779 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 87 are considered active. A total of 679 people have recovered.

Five individuals are receiving inpatient care in the hospital: three in the North, one in Saskatoon and one in the South. There are no COVID-19 patients currently in ICU.

Of the 779 cases in the province:
• 165 cases are travellers;
• 472 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 103 have no known exposures; and
• 39 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:
• 55 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 324 of the cases are from the Far North, 186 are from the Saskatoon area, 114 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 63 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
• 113 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 268 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 247 are in the 40-59 age range; 130 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 65,496 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of June 27, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 48,781 people tested per million population. The national rate was 71,209 people tested per million population.

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

Testing is also available to:
• Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
• Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.

If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, aches and pains, sore throat, chills, runny nose or a loss of your sense of taste or smell, 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 at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

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

Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open.

COVID-19 Update: One New Case, Six In Hospital, Recoveries Remain At 661

There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 28, 2020, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 778 cases.  The new case is located in the Far North region.

Of the 778 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 104 are considered active.  A total of 661 people have recovered.

Six individuals are receiving inpatient care in the hospital: three in the North, two in Saskatoon and one in the South. There are no COVID-19 patients currently in ICU.

Of the 778 cases in the province:

  • 165 cases are travellers;
  • 472 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 103 have no known exposures; and
  • 38 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

  • 55 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances
  • .323 of the cases are from the Far North, 186 are from the Saskatoon area, 114 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 63 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
  • 113 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 267 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 247 are in the 40-59 age range; 130 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
  • 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
  • 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 64,800 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 26, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 48,342 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 70,241 people tested per million population.

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

Testing is also available to:

  • Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
  • Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.

If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, aches and pains, sore throat, chills, runny nose or a loss of your sense of taste or smell, 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 at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

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

Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open

COVID-19 Update: Six New Cases, Six In Hospital, Seven More Recoveries

There are six new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 27, 2020, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 777 cases.  The new cases are located in the Far North Region.

Of the 777 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 103 are considered active.  A total of 661 people have recovered.

Six individuals are hospitalized; five are receiving inpatient care (three in the North, one in Saskatoon and one in the South) and one person is in intensive care (in Saskatoon).

On June 18, 2020, the Public Health Agency of Canada provided surveillance guidance regarding the attribution of COVID‐19 cases amongst the provinces and territories.  As of June 27, 2020, 10 cases that were attributed to Saskatchewan will no longer be included in the Saskatchewan total count.

Case counts may change with the provision of additional information during the public health investigation.

Of the 777 cases in the province:

  • 163 cases are travellers;
  • 472 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 103 have no known exposures; and
  • 39 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

  • 55 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
  • 322 of the cases are from the Far North, 186 are from the Saskatoon area, 114 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 63 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
  • 113 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 266 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 247 are in the 40-59 age range; 130 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
  • 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
  • 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 64,161 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 25, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 47,637 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 69,122 people tested per million population.

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

Testing is also available to:

  • Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
  • Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.

If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, aches and pains, sore throat, chills, runny nose or a loss of your sense of taste or smell, 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 at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

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

Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open

COVID-19 Update: 13 New Cases, Nine In Hospital, Six More Recoveries

There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 26, 2020, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 772 cases.

Ten of the new cases are in the South and are connected to the outbreak in the Maple Creek area.  Of the remaining new cases, two are in the North and one is in the Far North.

Of the 772 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 105 are considered active.  A total of 654 people have recovered.

Nine individuals are hospitalized; eight are receiving inpatient care (four in the South, three in the North and one in Saskatoon) and one person is in intensive care (in Saskatoon).

Of the 772 cases in the province:

  • 163 cases are travellers;
  • 465 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 103 have no known exposures; and
  • 41 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

  • 55 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
  • 317 of the cases are from the Far North, 186 are from the Saskatoon area, 114 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 63 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
  • 110 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 265 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 246 are in the 40-59 age range; 130 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
  • 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
  • 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 63,116 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 24, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 47,186 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 68,061 people tested per million population.

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

Testing is also available to:

  • Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
  • Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.

If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, aches and pains, sore throat, chills, runny nose or a loss of your sense of taste or smell, 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 at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

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

Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open.

COVID-19 Update: Three New Cases, Nine In Hospital, Five More Recoveries

There are three new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 25, 2020, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 759 cases.

One case reported in the South region on June 18 has been removed from the Saskatchewan count because their residence is outside the province.

Two of the new cases are in the Far North and one is in the Saskatoon region.

Of the 759 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 98 are considered active.  A total of 648 people have recovered.

Nine individuals are hospitalized; seven are receiving inpatient care (four in the South, two in the North and one in Saskatoon) and two people are in intensive care (one in the North and one in Saskatoon).

Of the 759 cases in the province:

  • 157 cases are travellers;
  • 459 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 100 have no known exposures; and
  • 44 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

  • 55 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
  • 316 of the cases are from the Far North, 186 are from the Saskatoon area, 112 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 53 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
  • 107 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 260 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 241 are in the 40-59 age range; 130 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
  • 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
  • 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 62,435 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 23, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 46,773 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 67,005 people tested per million population.

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

Testing is also available to:

  • Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
  • Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.

If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, aches and pains, sore throat, chills, runny nose or a loss of your sense of taste or smell, 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 at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

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

Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open.

COVID-19 Update: Four New Cases, Five In Hospital, One More Recovery

There are four new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 24, 2020, three new cases in Saskatchewan and one new case was a Saskatchewan resident tested out of province.  This brings the Saskatchewan total to 757 cases.

Two of the new cases are in the Far North, one is in the North and one is in the South.

Of the 757 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 101 are considered active.  A total of 643 people have recovered.

Five individuals are hospitalized; four are receiving inpatient care (two in the South and two in Saskatoon) and one person is in intensive care (in the South).

Of the 757 cases in the province:

  • 157 cases are travellers;
  • 456 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 100 have no known exposures; and
  • 44 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

  • 55 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
  • 314 of the cases are from the Far North, 185 are from the Saskatoon area, 112 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 54 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
  • 107 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 260 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 239 are in the 40-59 age range; 130 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
  • 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
  • 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 61,856 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 22, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 46,345 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 66,053 people tested per million population.

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

Testing is also available to:

  • Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
  • Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.

If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, aches and pains, sore throat, chills, runny nose or a loss of your sense of taste or smell, 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 at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

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

Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open.