Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab gives an update on COVID-19 results in the province.  (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)

By paNOW Staff

COVID-19 provincial update

18 more COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, four more in the North

Apr 5, 2020 | 2:07 PM

Saskatchewan is reporting 18 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total up to 249.

Of those, four new cases are in the North region—bringing its total up to 47. The Far North did not have another case, as they are still reporting a total of three.

Recoveries are also on the rise with 67 people reported as recovered, 12 more than Saturday’s report.

Four people are being treated in hospitals in the province, two receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon and one ICU case in both Saskatoon and Regina.

Of the 249 cases in the province:

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• 109 cases are travelers

• 71 are community contacts (mass gatherings included)

• 14 have no known exposures

• 55 are under investigation by local public health

COVID-19 numbers as April 5, 2020. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Overall in Saskatchewan:

• 123 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 51 from the Regina area, 47 from the north, 15 from the south, 10 from the central region and three from the far north.

• 11 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.

• 108 cases are in the 20-44 age range; 88 are in the 45-64 age range; and 42 are in the 65-plus range.

• 54 per cent of the cases are males and 46 per cent are females

• To date, 13,528 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province.

COVID-19 infections per zone, as of Sunday, April 5, 2020. (Saskatchewan Health Authority)

COVID-19 and pets

There is no evidence to date that domestic livestock and pets can be infected with or transmit COVID-19 but infection and transmission by animals has also not been ruled out. Therefore, anyone who has COVID-19 should avoid contact with animals, just as they should with people, until more information is available. If there is already an animal in the household, that animal should remain in isolation along with the patient.

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