The Public Health Agency of Canada has provided surveillance guidance regarding the attribution of COVID-19 cases amongst the provinces and territories.  Nine cases that have been attributed to Saskatchewan will no longer be included in the Saskatchewan total count because their residence is outside of the province, including two cases noted on June 21 and 22.

There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 23, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 753. 

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

Of the 753 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 98 are considered active.  A total of 642 people have recovered.

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

Of the 753 cases in the province:

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

Overall in Saskatchewan:

• 52 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 312 of the cases are from the Far North, 185 are from the Saskatoon area, 111 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.
• 258 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 237 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, 61,226 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 21, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 46,036 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 65,022 people tested per million population.

EXTENDED HOUSEHOLDS

As of June 22, indoor gathering sizes have increased to 30, provided a two metre physical distance can be maintained between individuals.

However, extended household gathering sizes remain at 15.  People in extended households do not need to maintain a two metre separation and can be in closer contact.

The families or friends in extended household groups must remain consistent.  Do not visit different families or friends every day.

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.

There are five new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 22, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 751.

Four of the cases are in the Far North region and one is in the Saskatoon region.  Of the 751 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 95 are considered active.

This total now includes two cases of individuals who tested positive in Saskatchewan but reside out-of-province and are under investigation.  A total of 643 people have recovered.

There are three COVID-19-related inpatient hospitalizations: one in Saskatoon and two in the South.  There are currently no patients with COVID-19 in intensive care.

Of the 751 cases in the province:

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

Overall in Saskatchewan:

• 53 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 305 of the cases are from the Far North, 186 are from the Saskatoon area, 113 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 53 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
• 109 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 259 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 237 are in the 40-59 age range; 125 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, 60,780 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 20, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 45,537 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 64,259 people tested per million population.

Saskatoon Area Outbreak Over

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared the outbreak in the Saskatoon area as over.  The outbreak was originally declared on May 27, 2020, after a number of new cases were identified as being linked to two large family gatherings in early May.

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. 

There are 20 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 21, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 746.

Eighteen of the new cases are in the South region and two are in the Far North region.  Of the 746 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 88 are considered active.

Two of the cases that tested positive are people who reside out-of-province and are under investigation.  A total of 643 people have recovered.

Three people are in intensive care: one in Saskatoon and two in the South.  There are no other COVID-19-related inpatient hospitalizations.

Of the 746 cases in the province:

• 156 cases are travellers;
• 452 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 96 have no known exposures; and
• 42 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

• 53 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 301 of the cases are from the Far North, 185 are from the Saskatoon area, 113 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 53 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
• 108 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 258 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 234 are in the 40-59 age range; 125 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, 60,060 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 19, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 44,955 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 63,390 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.

There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 20, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 726.

Seven of the new cases are in the Far North region, two are in the South region, one is in the North region and one is in the Saskatoon region.

Of the 726 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 72 are considered active.  A total of 639 individuals have recovered.

Two cases that tested positive in Saskatchewan reside out of province and are under further investigation. Three people are in intensive care: one in Saskatoon and two in the South.  There are no COVID-19-related inpatient hospitalizations.

Of the 726 cases in the province:

• 154 cases are travellers;
• 442 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 90 have no known exposures; and
• 40 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

• 53 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 299 of the cases are from the Far North, 185 are from the Saskatoon area, 113 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 35 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
• 108 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 251 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 224 are in the 40-59 age range; 122 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, 59,252 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 18, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 44,512 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 62,240 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. 

There are eight new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 19, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 716.

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

Of the 716 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 67 are considered active. A total of 636 individuals have recovered.

Three people are receiving inpatient care; two in the South region and one in Saskatoon. One person is in intensive care in Saskatoon.

Of the 716 cases in the province:
• 150 cases are travellers;
• 422 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 89 have no known exposures; and
• 55 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:
• 53 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 292 of the cases are from the Far North, 185 are from the Saskatoon area, 112 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 33 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
• 106 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 247 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 222 are in the 40-59 age range; 120 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
• 52 per cent of the cases are females and 48 per cent are males.
• 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 58,611 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of June 17, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 43,972 people tested per million population. The national rate was 61,066 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.

There are 15 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 18, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 708. Fourteen of the new cases are in the South region.

The new cases are connected to an outbreak that has been declared by the Saskatchewan Health Authority in two Hutterite communities in the Rural Municipality of Maple Creek.  Two members of a rural household in the area initially tested positive for COVID-19 last week.  Contact tracing is underway.

Cases are being investigated for connection to interprovincial travel to Alberta, as well as travel in the area.
The remaining new case is in the Far North region.

Of the 708 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 59 are considered active.  A total of 636 individuals have recovered.

One person is inpatient care in Saskatoon.  One person in intensive care in Saskatoon.

Of the 708 cases in the province:

• 148 cases are travellers;
• 418 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 90 have no known exposures; and
• 52 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

• 53 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 285 of the cases are from the Far North, 184 are from the Saskatoon area, 112 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 33 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
• 105 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 246 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 217 are in the 40-59 age range; 119 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, 57,836 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 16, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 43,532 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 59,977 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.