There are six new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 21. One out-of-province non-Saskatchewan case previously counted has been removed, bringing the total to 1,595 reported cases.
The new cases are located in the North West (2), Northeast (1), Saskatoon (1) and 麻豆传媒AVwest (2) zones. Of the 1,595 reported cases, 134 are considered active. A total of 1,439 people have recovered.
Five people are in hospital. One person is receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon, and four people are in intensive care, all in Saskatoon.
Investigations completed thus far have found that 85 of 134 active cases are in communal living settings.
As of August 21, the total number of cases identified to date in communal living settings is 601. The data provided by the Ministry of Health in previous news releases was not intended to be a cumulative number. Earlier positive cases in communal living settings were included in regular positive case counts. Cases on colony were not reported separately until June 18, when an outbreak was declared in the RM of Maple Creek.聽
Of the 1,595 cases in the province, 229 cases are travellers; 821 are community contacts (including mass gatherings); 477 have no known exposures; 68 are under investigation by local public health, and 65 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
There are 411 cases from the south area (211 southwest, 189 south central, 11 southeast); 352 cases from the far north area (346 far northwest, 0 far north central, 6 far northeast); 257 cases from the north area (123 northwest, 68 north central, 66 northeast); 250 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, 261 cases involve people 19 years of age and under; 513 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 491 are in the 40-59 age range; 275 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, 127,896 COVID鈥�19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 19, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan鈥檚 per capita rate was 92,138 people tested per million population. The national rate was 132,331 people tested per million population.
A total of 1,272 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan on Aug. 20.
COVID-19 Testing
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is working toward increasing capacity 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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