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

By paNOW Staff

Nine new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan

Mar 27, 2020 | 1:48 PM

The government has announced nine new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan.

According to a media release, as of March 27, 2020 the new confirmed cases brings the provincial total to 104.

Six individuals are hospitalized:

• One inpatient hospitalization in the North region;

• Three hospitalized in Regina including: two inpatient hospitalizations and one in ICU (intensive care unit) hospitalization; and

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• Two hospitalized in Saskatoon including: one inpatient hospitalization and one ICU hospitalization.

Six cases are a result of local transmission, with one additional case reported today in the Central region. The rest are travel-related. The province does not break down the numbers by specific communities. The Central region is a very large area that includes Prince Albert.

Four confirmed cases concern individuals 19 years of age and under; all other cases are adults.

• 49 cases are in the 20-44 age range;

• 33 are in the 45-64 range;

• 18 cases have been confirmed in the 65-plus range; and

• 57 per cent of the cases are males and 43 per cent are females.

Three people are have recovered from the virus, though there may be more cases yet to be reported to Public Health.

To date, 7,580 COVID-19 tests have been performed by the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory. Case surveillance and testing information, including regional locations of confirmed and presumptive cases is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

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