Seven residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One new death in the 20 to 29 age group was reported in the North West. One new death in the 50 to 59 age group was reported in the Central West. Five new deaths in the 80-plus age group were reported in Saskatoon (4) and Regina (1). That brings the total number of deaths in the province to 98.
There are 194 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Dec. 15, 2020.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (53), Regina (37), North West (28), North Central (21), South East (14), Far North West (13), Far North East (11), Central East (5), South Central (5), North East (2), Far North Central (1), and South West (1) zones.
All five of the new cases in the South Central are located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
Three new cases have pending residence information.
Three previously reported cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Regina zone.
There are now 12,432 reported cases, including 4,204 active cases.
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 263 (21.7 new cases per 100,000 population).
One hundred and twenty-four people are in hospital. Ninety-eight people are receiving inpatient care — 45 in Saskatoon, 27 in Regina, 10 in the North Central, nine in the North West, three in the South East, two in the Far North West, one in the Central East, and one in the South West. Twenty-six people are in intensive care — 11 in Regina, nine in Saskatoon, five in the North Central, and one in the South West.
Three hundred and sixty-three more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 8,130 recoveries.
Of the 12,432 cases in the province:
- 555 cases are travelers;
- 5,725 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 2,762 have no known exposures; and
- 3,390 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 3,671 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
- 2,699 cases are from the north area (1023 north west, 1,275 north central, 401 north east);
- 2,493 cases are from the Regina area;
- 1,442 cases are from the south area (542 south west, 494 south central, 406 south east);
- 1,312 cases are from the far north area (790 far north west, 93 far north central, 429 far north east);
- 779 cases are from the central area (319 central west, 460 central east); and
- 36 cases have pending residence information.
A total of 391,410 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,438 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.
