There were 27 new cases of COVID-19 registered in Saskatchewan on Aug. 13, bringing the total to 1,511. The new cases are located in the South West (18), South Central (4), Saskatoon (3) and Regina (2) regions.
Of the 1,511 reported cases, 166 are considered active.
Ten people are in hospital. Five people are receiving inpatient care; three in Saskatoon, one in Regina and one in the North Central region. Five people are in intensive care; three in Saskatoon, one in the North Central region and one in the South West.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority continues to work closely with Hutterite communities throughout the province. While many of these communities have seen a significant decline in active cases, aggressive testing and contact tracing continues to find new cases in some communities. These efforts are ongoing. Twenty-two of today’s 27 new cases and 95 of 166 active cases are in communal living settings.
Of the 1,511 cases in the province 216 cases are travellers; 775 are community contacts (including mass gatherings); 411 have no known exposures; and 109 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
- 64 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
- There are:
- 359 cases are from the south area (178 south west, 170 south central, 11 south east);
- 352 cases are from the far north area (346 far north west, 0 far north central, 6 far north east)
- 245 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
- 233 cases are from the north area (101 north west, 67 north central, 65 north east);
- 190 cases are from the central area (160 central west, 30 central east); and
- 131 cases are from the Regina area.
- 246 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
- 479 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 476 are in the 40-59 age range; 255 are in the 60-79 age range; and 55 are in the 80-plus range.
- 50 per cent of the cases are females and 50 per cent are males.
- 20 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 116,804 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of Aug. 11, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 84,200 people tested per million population. The national rate was 121,858 people tested per million population.
Yesterday, 1,800 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.
