Two more Saskatchewan residents have died from COVID-19, bringing the total to 27. The province says one of the residents was in their 60s and from the far northwest and another was in the 50s and from the northeast.
The Saturday update also includes another 116 cases of COVID-19 for a provincial total to date of 3,738 cases. Saskatchewan’s two largest cities have the highest counts with 38 in Saskatoon and 39 in Regina followed by ten in the north central zone, nine in the northwest, five in the northeast, four in the far northwest, three in the south central zone, two in both the far northeast and the central east area and one each in far north central, southwest and southeast and one case where the residence information is pending.
There are 985 active cases in the province and 34 people in the hospital, with eight in intensive care. Five are in Saskatoon, two in Regina and one in the north central zone.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority alerted the public on Friday about a potential superspreader event at City Centre Bingo in Saskatoon on Saturday, October 24th. Anyone who was there that day is asked to call HealthLine 811 as soon as possible to arrange for testing. Those who were in attendance after that date who currently have symptoms of COVID-19 are asked to immediately self-isolate and seek testing. The SHA notes that you can develop symptoms from two to 14 days after exposure.
Of the 3,738 cases in the province:
384 cases are travelers;
1,790 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
873 have no known exposures; and
691 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan to date:
115 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
762 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
1,362 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 1,061 are in the 40-59 age range; 460 are in the 60-79 age range; and 93 are in the 80-plus range.
51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
27 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
There are:
1,005 cases from the Saskatoon area
795 cases from the north area (249 north west, 398 north central, 148 north east)
525 cases from the Regina area
521 cases from the south area (233 south west, 222 south central, 66 south east)
472 cases from the far north area (412 far north west, 1 far north central, 59 far north east)
415 cases from the central area (198 central west, 217 central east)
Five (5) cases currently have pending residence location
To date, 278,645 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of November 5, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 185,545 people tested per million population. The national rate was 261,431 people tested per million population.
Yesterday (Fri), 2,908 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.
Public Health Orders Now in Effect
The public health order has now been amended to include the limiting of indoor private gatherings to no more than 10 people. Any event that occurs in a private dwelling and any outbuildings (garages, etc.) including weddings, religious gathering and funerals must abide by the 10 person gathering limit.
The public health order requires all people in Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert to wear non-medical masks when in indoor public spaces, as listed at www.saskatchewan.ca/masks.
Mandatory masking posters to assist businesses and organizations inform their customers are available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-posters.
Businesses and organizations are asked to regularly review the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan for updated guidelines. In the event that the public health order applies a more stringent standard (ie. masking), the public health order supersedes the guidance document.
