There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Aug. 24 and one case deemed to be an out-of-province resident has been removed from the Saskatchewan count. This brings the total to 1,602 reported cases.
The new cases are located in the Northwest (3) zone. Of the 1,602 reported cases, 98 are considered active. A total of 1,482 people have recovered, including 10 more recoveries as of Aug. 24.
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 60 of 98 active cases are in communal living settings.聽
Of the 1,602 cases in the province, 233 cases are travellers; 818 are community contacts (including mass gatherings); 484 have no known exposures; 67 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.
By age category, 262 cases involve people 19 years of age and under; 516 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 492 are in the 40-59 age range; 276 are in the 60-79 age range; and 56 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.
There are 413 cases are from the south area (213 southwest, 189 south central, 11 southeast); 352 cases are from the far north area (346 far northwest, 0 far north central, 6 far northeast); 260 cases are from the north area (126 northwest, 68 north central, 66 northeast); 251 cases are from the Saskatoon area; 194 cases are from the central area (161 central west, 33 central east), and 132 cases are from the Regina area.
To date, 131,944 COVID鈥�19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 22, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan鈥檚 per capita rate was 95,021 people tested per million population. The national rate was 136,089 people tested per million population.
A total of 1,031 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan as of Aug. 23.
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.
General COVID-19 Information
General public inquiries may be directed to聽[email protected].
