There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 19, bringing the total to 1,586 total cases. The new cases are located in the Northwest (2) and 麻豆传媒AVwest (2) zones.
Of the 1,586 reported cases, 154 are considered active. A total of 1,410 people have recovered.
Seven people are in hospital. Three people are receiving inpatient care; two in the 麻豆传媒AVwest and one in Saskatoon. Four people are in intensive care, all in Saskatoon.
Investigations completed thus far have found that 104 of 154 active cases are in communal living settings.
Of the 1,586 cases in the province, 226 cases are travellers; 813 are community contacts (including mass gatherings); 473 have no known exposures; 74 are under investigation by local public health, and 64 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
There are 407 cases from the south area (209 southwest, 187 south central, 11 southeast); 352 cases from the far north area (346 far northwest, 0 far north central, 6 far northeast); 254 cases from the north area (121 northwest, 68 north central, 65 northeast); 248 cases from the Saskatoon area; 194 cases from the central area (161 central west, 33 central east), and 131 cases from the Regina area.
By age category, 259 cases involve people 19 years of age and under; 506 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 492 are in the 40-59 age range; 274 are in the 60-79 age range; and 55 are in the 80-plus range.
About 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males. Twenty-two deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 125,181 COVID鈥�19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 17, 聽聽when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan鈥檚 per capita rate was 90,515 people tested per million population. The national rate was 129,829 people tested per million population.
A total of 962 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan on Aug. 18.
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鈥檚 office if you are experiencing worsening symptoms. If you require urgent care, call 911.
General COVID-19 Information
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