For the second day in a row, there is one new case of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 18, bringing the total to 1,582 total cases. The new case is located in the Saskatoon zone.
Of the 1,582 reported cases, 157 are considered active. A total of 1,403 people have recovered, including 16 more as of Aug. 18.
Eight people are in hospital. Four people are receiving inpatient care; two in the southwest, one in Saskatoon and one in Regina. Four people are in intensive care, all in Saskatoon.
Investigations completed thus far have found that 107 of 157 active cases are in communal living settings.
Of the 1,582 cases in the province, 226 cases are travellers; 809 are community contacts (including mass gatherings); 472 have no known exposures; 75 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 405 cases from the south area (207 southwest, 187 south central, 11 southeast); 352 cases from the far north area (346 far northwest, 0 far north central, 6 far northeast); 252 cases from the north area (119 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; 505 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 491 are in the 40-59 age range; 272 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, 124,219 COVID鈥�19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 16, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan鈥檚 per capita rate was 89,933 people tested per million population. The national rate was 128,761 people tested per million population.
A total of 931 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan on Aug. 17.
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.
