Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)

By paNOW Staff

Two In Far North

Four new cases of COVID-19 in province

Jun 24, 2020 | 2:17 PM

There are four new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 757 cases.

Of the four new cases, one was a Saskatchewan resident tested out of province.

Two of the new cases are in the Far North, one is in the North and one in the South.

Of the total cases, 101 are considered active. A total of 643 people have recovered.

Five individuals are in hospital, with four receiving inpatient care (two in the South and two in Saskatoon). One person is in the intensive care unit in Saskatoon.

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From the 757 cases, 157 are travellers, 456 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 100 have no known exposures and 44 are under investigation by local public health.

Across the province 55 cases are health care workers (although not all sourced their infections at work), 314 cases are from the Far North, 185 are from the Saskatoon area, 112 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 54 from the South and 12 from the central region.

The latest COVID-19 cases across Saskatchewan as of June 24. (submitted photo/SHA)

There are 107 cases involving people aged 19 years and under. The remainder of cases are adults.

There are 260 cases in the 20 to 39 age range, 239 in the 40 to 59 age range, 130 in the 60 to 79 age range and 21 in the 80-plus age range.

Fifty-one per cent of cases are females and 49 per cent are males.

Thirteen deaths related to the virus have been reported to date.

There have been 61,856 tests performed in Saskatchewan to date.

Testing is now available to anyone working outside the home or returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan.

Testing is also available to those admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours (including expectant mothers), immunocompromised individuals and their respective caregivers.

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