There have been two new deaths and 71 new cases in the last four days in Saskatchewan with another 62 people having recovered. Investigations completed thus far have found that 113 of 172 current active cases are in the province are from communal living settings.
There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 17, bringing the total to 1,581 total cases. The new case is located in the South West zone.
On August 14 there were 30 new cases reported and 22 recoveries while August 15 saw one death, 25 new cases and nine recoveries. August 16 had one death along with 15 new cases and nine recoveries.
Of the 1,581 reported cases, 172 are considered active. A total of 1,387 people have recovered.
Eight people are in hospital. Four people are receiving inpatient care; two in the South West, one in Saskatoon and one in Regina. Four people are in intensive care, all in Saskatoon.
Of the 1,581 cases in the province:
- 224 cases are travellers;
- 809 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 470 have no known exposures; and
- 78 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
• 64 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• There are:
- 405 cases from the south area (207 south west, 187 south central, 11 south east)
- 352 cases from the far north area (346 far north west, 0 far north central, 6 far north east)
- 252 cases from the north area (119 north west, 68 north central, 65 north east)
- 247 cases from the Saskatoon area
- 194 cases from the central area (161 central west, 33 central east)
- 131 cases from the Regina area
• 259 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 505 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 491 are in the 40-59 age range; 271 are in the 60-79 age range; and 55 are in the 80-plus range.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 22 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 123,288 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 15, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 89,231 people tested per million population. The national rate was 127,120 people tested per million population.
Yesterday, 1,043 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan. August 14 saw 1,666 tests; August 15 had 2,016 tests performed and August 16 there were 1,759 tests done.
COVID-19 Testing
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is working toward increasing capacity to 4,000 tests in early September. COVID-19 testing is now available to anyone who requests it, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not. A referral for testing can be made by contacting HealthLine 811. Contact your physician’s office if you are experiencing worsening symptoms. If you require urgent care, call 911.
