(Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

COVID-19 report

Two new COVID-19 cases reported, both from central region

Jul 10, 2020 | 2:00 PM

The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.

Both cases are from the central region, giving the area four active cases. The central region has only had 16 total cases since the pandemic started, the least affected region in the province.

There are now 815 total cases, 43 of them are considered active while 757 have recovered.

There are 21 active cases in the Far North region, seven in the North, six in Saskatoon, five in the South, and four in the Central region. Regina does not have any active cases.

Four people are in hospital. Two individuals are receiving inpatient care in the North and one in Saskatoon. One person is in intensive care in Saskatoon.

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The active COVID-19 cases in the province, divided by region. (supplied/Saskatchewan Health Authority)

Of the 815 cases in the province:

• 168 cases are travellers;
• 485 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 115 have no known exposures; and
• 47 are under investigation by local public health.
  The latest data plotted on a graph as of July 10. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Overall in Saskatchewan:

• 55 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
• 339 of the cases are from the Far North, 192 are from the Saskatoon area, 120 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 68 from the South and 16 from the Central region.
• 118 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 285 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 255 are in the 40-59 age range; 136 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 15 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

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