There are 14 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Sept. 28.
The new cases are located in the Central East (7), Saskatoon (3), Regina (3), and Far North West (1) zones.
One case from Sept. 27 with the location pending has been assigned to the Regina zone.
Public health continues to investigate recent cases in Yorkton. It is thought that most recent cases may share a common source of exposure at a local fitness facility. Outbreaks have been declared at Yorkton Regional High School, Pumphouse Athletic Club, and Yorkton Regional Health Centre.
There are now 1,892 reported cases, including 149 active cases.
Eight people are in hospital receiving inpatient care — seven in Saskatoon and one in Regina.
Nine more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,719 recoveries.
Of the 1,892 cases in the province to date:
- 280 cases are travellers;
- 938 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 544 have no known exposures; and
- 130 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 441 cases are from the south area (222 south west, 200 south central, 19 south east);
- 385 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);
- 276 cases are from the north area (132 north west, 77 north central, 67 north east);
- 255 cases are from the central area (175 central west, 80 central east); and
- 176 cases are from the Regina area.
Twenty-four deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 188,068 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,236 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.
