There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 29, bringing the total to 1,615 reported cases.聽 The new cases are in the 麻豆传媒AVwest (2) and Saskatoon (2) zones.
Of the 1,615 reported cases, 43 are considered active. A total of 1,548 people have recovered, including five more as of Aug. 29.
Three people are in hospital. One person is receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon and two people are in intensive care in Saskatoon.
Investigations completed thus far have found that 18 of the 43 active cases are in communal living settings.
Of the 1,615 cases in the province, 236 cases are travellers; 825 are community contacts (including mass gatherings); 483 have no known exposures; 71 are under investigation by local public health, and 66 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
By age category, 267 cases involve people 19 years of age and under; 519 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 494 are in the 40-59 age range; 277 are in the 60-79 age range; and 58 are in the 80-plus range.
About 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males. Twenty-four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
There are 415 cases from the south area (215 southwest, 189 south central, 11 southeast); 353 cases from the far north area (347 far northwest, 6 far northeast); 262 cases from the north area (128 northwest, 68 north central, 66 northeast); 259 cases from the Saskatoon area; 194 cases from the central area (161 central west, 33 central east), and 132 cases from the Regina area.
To date, 137,991 COVID鈥�19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 27, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan鈥檚 per capita rate was 98,695 people tested per million population. The national rate was 142,470 people tested per million population.
A total of 1,658 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan on Aug. 28.
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. Contact your physician鈥檚 office if you are experiencing worsening symptoms. If you require urgent care, call 911.
