(Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

Province records 27 new COVID cases, virus present in 21 Hutterite communities

Jul 24, 2020 | 2:14 PM

The province is reporting 27 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 1,099 cases. There are 24 cases in the South, one in the central region, one in the North, and one in the Regina regions.

Of the 1,099 cases, 235 are considered active. There have been 848 recoveries.

Of the 27 new cases, 21 are from colonies in the southwest and west-central regions. There are 21 Hutterite communities with active cases in both those regions.

There are 14 people hospitalized. Ten people are receiving inpatient care with five in Saskatoon, one in the North, two in the South, one in Regina and one in the central region. Four people are in the intensive care unit, with three in Saskatoon and one in the South.

Of the total cases, 197 are travellers, 571 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 216 have no known exposures, and 115 remain under investigation by local public health.

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Across the province, 59 cases are health care workers (although not all sourced their infections at work), 347 are from the Far North, 218 are from the Saskatoon area, 129 are from the North, 220 are from the South, 88 are from the Regina area and 97 are from the central region.

There are 169 cases involving people 19 years old and under.

There are 364 cases in the 20 to 39 age range, 345 in the 40 to 59 age range, 187 in the 60 to 79 age range and 34 are in the 80-plus age range.

The latest data on COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, as of July 24. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

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

To date, 87,988 cases have been performed in the province. The province has made testing available to anyone who requests it. Yesterday, there was an all-time high of 1,604 COVID-19 tests performed in Saskatchewan.

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Businesses in the northwest can proceed with the current phase of the province’s Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan. A list of the critical services and allowable businesses are located online.

COVID fatigue

The province is noting while it’s understandable many will feel frustrated by the ongoing state of cautiousness amidst the pandemic, it is necessary to not become complacent.

“If you are feeling well or don’t know anyone who has gotten sick, it is easy to think that you do not need to be careful. However the recent surge in COVID-19 in all regions of Saskatchewan shows that we cannot become complacent,” the province said in a release to media. “There is no region in Saskatchewan without active cases.”

The province urges all to continue washing hands often, keeping gatherings small and with the same group of people, maintaining a distance of two metres and wearing a mask if distancing is not possible.

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