There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 2.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (6), Central East (4), North Central (1), North East (1), and South Central (1) zones. The new case in the South Central is located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
There are now 1,940 reported cases, including 147 active cases.
Six people are in hospital receiving inpatient care — three in Saskatoon, one in Regina, and two in the South West.
Ten more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,769 recoveries.
Of the 1,940 cases in the province to date:
- 293 cases are travellers;
- 954 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 565 have no known exposures; and
- 128 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 445 cases are from the south area (224 south west, 202 south central, 19 south east);
- 399 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
- 359 cases are from the far north area (350 far north west, 0 far north central, 9 far north east);
- 281 cases are from the north area (132 north west, 80 north central, 69 north east);
- 268 cases are from the central area (176 central west, 92 central east); and
- 188 cases are from the Regina area.
Twenty-four deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 195,286 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,280 COVID-19 tests were performed.
For more information, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19. You can find the maps and the breakdown of cases by region on the government's website.
