COVID-19. (Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

COVID-19

Five new cases of COVID-19, provincial total at 1,484

Aug 12, 2020 | 2:21 PM

There are five new cases and 20 more recoveries of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.

The new cases are located in the Regina (four) and North Central (one) zones.

Of the 1,484 reported cases, 150 are considered active. A total of 1,314 people have recovered.

Ten people are in hospital. Five people are receiving inpatient care; three in Saskatoon, one in Regina and one in the South Central region. Five people are in intensive care; three in Saskatoon, one in the North Central region and one in the South West.

Of the 1,484 cases in the province 212 cases are travellers, 747 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 415 have no known exposures and 110 are under investigation by local public health.

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Overall in Saskatchewan 64 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. Three hundred and fifty-two cases are from the far north area (346 far north west, 0 far north central, six far north east).

COVID-19 map. (Government of Saskatchewan)

There are 337 cases are from the south area (160 south west, 166 south central, 11 south east), 233 cases are from the north area (101 north west, 67 north central, 65 north east), 242 cases are from the Saskatoon area, 190 cases are from the central area (160 central west, 30 central east) and 129 cases are from the Regina area.

In Saskatchewan 239 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. Four hundred and sixty-seven cases are in the 20 to 39 age range; 471 are in the 40 to 59 age range; 253 are in the 60 to 79 age range; and 54 are in the 80-plus range.

Fifty per cent of the cases are females and 50 per cent are males.

There are 20 deaths related to COVID-19 reported to date.

To date, 115,004 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 10, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 83,532 people tested per million population. The national rate was 120,826 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 1,032 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.

COVID-19 Testing

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is working to increase testing capacity to 3,000 tests per day by the middle of August and 4,000 tests per day by the beginning of September. COVID-19 testing is now available to anyone who requests it, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not. A referral for testing can be made by contacting HealthLine 811. Contact your physician’s office if you are experiencing worsening symptoms. If you require urgent care, call 911.

Saskatchewan Health Authority Advisories

Over the past few days, the Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued several precautionary advisories for Regina and Saskatoon regarding the possibility of COVID-19 transmission at local businesses. Residents can find more details on these advisories here.

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