There are 14 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 1.
The new cases are located in the Central East (5), Regina (4), South West (2) , North Central (1), North East (1), and South Central (1) zones. The new case in the South Central is not located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
There are now 1,927 reported cases, including 144 active cases.
Seven people are in hospital receiving inpatient care — four in Saskatoon, one in Regina, and two in the South West.
Nine more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,759 recoveries.
Of the 1,927 cases in the province to date:
- 291 cases are travellers;
- 944 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 564 have no known exposures; and
- 128 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 444 cases are from the south area (224 south west, 201 south central, 19 south east);
- 393 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);
- 279 cases are from the north area (132 north west, 79 north central, 68 north east);
- 264 cases are from the central area (176 central west, 88 central east); and
- 188 cases are from the Regina area.
Twenty-four deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 193,006 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,211 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.
