There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 17, bringing the total to 936 cases. The new cases are located in the Far North (1), North (1), Central (8), 麻豆传媒AV (1) and Regina (2) regions.
Of the 936 reported cases, 128 are considered active. A total of 793 people have recovered.
There are two new recoveries, one in the Far North and one in the 麻豆传媒AV. However, three cases were removed from recovered status and reactivated. This can happen if public health determines an individual has relapsed or developed additional symptoms.
Twelve people are in hospital. Eleven people are receiving inpatient care; seven in Saskatoon, two in the 麻豆传媒AV, one in the North and one in the Central region. One person is in intensive care in the 麻豆传媒AV.
Of the 936 cases in the province, 182 cases are travellers; 514 are community contacts (including mass gatherings); 155 have no known exposures; 85 are under investigation by local public health, and 59 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
By region, 340 of the cases are from the Far North, 204 are from the Saskatoon area, 122 from the North, 116 from the 麻豆传媒AV, 87 from the Regina area and 67 from the Central region.
By age category, 130 cases involve people 19 years of age and under; 323 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 292 are in the 40-59 age range; 163 are in the 60-79 age range; and 28 are in the 80-plus range.
About 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males. Fifteen deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 78,990 COVID鈥�19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of July 15, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan鈥檚 per capita rate was 57,786 people tested per million population. The national rate was 90,126 people tested per million population.
Domestic Flights
Travel information related to COVID-19, including all flights arriving in Saskatchewan with a confirmed case of COVID-19, is available on the Public Health Agency of Canada website.
Two domestic flights have been added:
鈥� AC 8629 Toronto-Saskatoon on July 9.聽
鈥� WS605 Toronto-Regina on July 6.
The list of Affected Flights is also available on聽.
All passengers who have travelled on a domestic flight with a confirmed case of COVID-19, and who have not also travelled on an international flight, are asked to self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days after their arrival. All international travellers must self-isolate upon return to Canada.
SHA advisory
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is issuing an advisory after confirmation that a person visited select Regina businesses during the time when they were likely infectious with COVID-19. Anyone who attended these聽businesses during the listed times below should be monitoring for symptoms or seek a testing referral by contacting HealthLine 811.
This applies for those who were at the following establishments:聽
路 Costco Regina on July 6 (3-4 p.m.);
路 KFC 鈥� 3998 Albert St. 麻豆传媒AV July 6 (noon-2 p.m.)
Re-Open Saskatchewan - Competition and Game Play
While activities resume under the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, it is important to remember specific guidelines are in place for activities, including sports.
Organizers and participants should remember the following:
鈥� Tournaments and interprovincial competition are not permitted.聽
鈥� For sports or activities where participants are unable to adhere to physical distancing, groupings (mini-leagues) should be formed. Mini-leagues can be comprised of multiple teams, but no more than 50 individuals.
鈥� Mini-leagues must be comprised of individuals within the same neighbourhood, community or local geographical region (e.g. within a rural municipality, town, quadrant of a city or nearest community).聽
鈥� Game play can resume between teams in a mini-league and must be limited to teams within the same mini-league.
鈥� Teams in different mini-leagues should not play each other.
COVID-19 Testing
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.
General public inquiries may be directed to聽[email protected].
