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By paNOW Staff

COVID-19

Nine new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan

Mar 26, 2020 | 2:49 PM

There are nine new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan.

In a media release, the provincial government said as of March 26, 2020, the provincial total was 95.

There are five new cases in a broad region known as Central, which includes Prince Albert. There were no specific locations given for the new cases.

• There are no new presumptive cases awaiting testing – all cases to date are confirmed.

• Three people are have recovered from the virus, though there may be more cases yet to be reported to Public Health.

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• Five people have been hospitalized:

o Three in Regina, with one in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU);

o Two in Saskatoon, with one in the ICU.

• Five cases are a result of local transmission, with one additional case reported today in the northern region. The rest are travel-related.

• Four confirmed cases concern individuals 19 years of age and under; all other cases are adults.

• 45 cases are in the 20-44 age range; 32 are in the 45-64 range; and 14 cases have been confirmed in the 65-plus range.

• 57 per cent of the cases are males and 43 per cent are females.

To date, 6,915 COVID-19 tests have been performed by the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory. Case surveillance and testing information, including regional locations of confirmed and presumptive cases is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

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