COVID-19. (The Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

the latest numbers

19 new cases of COVID-19, new COVID Alert app launched

Sep 18, 2020 | 2:50 PM

There are 19 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 more recoveries in the province on a day the government announced a new COVID Alert application.

The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (12), Central West (three) and Regina (four) zones.

Of the 12 new cases reported today in the Saskatoon area, six have been identified in the workplace at Brandt Industries. The remaining cases are linked to known cases that are being tracked by public health officials.

Of the total cases, 113 are considered active. A total of 1,639 people have recovered.

Five people are in hospital receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon.

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In Saskatchewan, 24 of the 113 current active cases are from communal living settings.

Of the 1,776 cases in the province to date 264 cases are travellers, 877 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 520 have no known exposures and 115 are under investigation by local public health.

COVID-19 cases map. (Government of Saskatchewan)

Overall in Saskatchewan to date 69 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.

There are 295 cases involving people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.

There are 579 cases in the 20 to 39 age range; 547 are in the 40 to 59 age range; 295 are in the 60 to 79 age range; and 60 are in the 80-plus range.

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

There are 24 deaths related to COVID-19 reported to date.

The latest COVID-19 numbers in the province. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

There are:

• 434 cases are from the south area (222 south west, 197 south central, 15 south east)
• 357 cases are from the far north area (349 far north west, zero far north central, eight far north east)
• 338 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 271 cases are from the north area (131 north west, 73 north central, 67 north east)
• 232 cases are from the central area (171 central west, 61 central east)
• 144 cases are from the Regina area

To date, 166,646 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan and yesterday 1,980 COVID-19 tests were performed.

COVID Alert app now in Saskatchewan

As of today the app is available to all residents of the province and can be downloaded to smart phones.

Those who download it to their phones will be alerted when they may have been exposed to the virus. The app uses Bluetooth to know when the app users are near each other.

Once someone tests positive for the virus they will receive a one time key once told by public health officials. They can then enter the key into the app which will then alert others with the app who have been within two metres distance of that person for at least 15 minutes within the last 14 days. Once notified they can request testing.

The app is voluntary and it does not collect personal data and does not track the location, address, name of the users. Those who choose not to download it will still be notified by public health officials if you’ve been in contact with the virus.

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