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181 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths reported

The new cases are located in the Regina (67), Saskatoon (41), Far North East (15), Far North West (12), North West (10), North Central (8), South East (7), South West (5), South Central (4), Central West (3), Central East (2), and North East (1) zones
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Four residents who tested positive for COVID-19 in the Saskatoon (3) and South (1) zones, have died.  Three individuals were in the 80-plus age category. One individual, from the Saskatoon zone, was in the 60-79 age category. That brings the total number of deaths in the province to 51.

There are 181 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Dec. 1, 2020.

The new cases are located in the Regina (67), Saskatoon (41), Far North East (15), Far North West (12), North West (10), North Central (8), South East (7), South West (5), South Central (4), Central West (3), Central East (2), and North East (1) zones.

All four of the new cases in the South Central are located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.

Six new cases have pending residence information. 

Three previously reported cases with pending residence information were assigned to the North West (2) and Central East (1) zones. 

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 264 (21.8 new cases per 100,000 population). 

There are now 8,745 reported cases, including 3,819 active cases.  

One-hundred and twenty-one people are in hospital. Ninety-seven people are receiving inpatient care — 33 in Saskatoon, 26 in Regina, 17 in the South East, seven in the North West, seven in the North Central, three in the South West, one in the Far North West, one in the North East, one in the Central East, and  one in the South Central. Twenty-four people are in intensive care — 13 in Saskatoon, seven in Regina, and four in the North Central zone.

Two hundred and thirty-seven more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 4,875 recoveries.

Of the 8,745 cases in the province:

  • 479 cases are travelers;
  • 3,717 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 1,914 have no known exposures; and
  • 2,635 are under investigation by local public health. 

On a regional level:

  • 2,644 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
  • 1,763 cases are from the north area (635 north west, 821 north central, 307 north east);
  • 1,596 cases are from the Regina area;
  • 1,138 cases are from the south area (434 south west, 411 south central, 293 south east);
  • 940 cases are from the far north area (612 far north west, 80 far north central, 248 far north east);
  • 633 cases are from the central area (275 central west, 358 central east); and
  • 31 cases have pending residence information.

A total of 347,918 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,431 COVID-19 tests were processed.

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.

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