There are 24 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 11.
One additional person has died as a result of COVID-19. Twenty-five deaths have now been reported in the province to date.
The new cases are located in the Regina (11), North Central (5), North West (3), Far North East (2), Far North West (1), Saskatoon (1), and South East (1) zones.
Initial public health investigations have linked 12 of today’s new cases to the Gospel Outreach outbreak in Prince Albert. The majority of the new Regina cases appear to be linked to a single apartment complex.
Increasing case numbers and a rise in community transmission have sparked a call from Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer for renewed vigilance and increased caution. Dr. Saqib Shahab recommends that masks be worn in all indoor public locations where people outside of your immediate or extended household are present and physical distancing is not possible or is unpredictable.
There are now 2,092 reported cases, including 179 active cases.
Five more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,888 recoveries.
Six people are in hospital. Four people are receiving inpatient care — three in Saskatoon and one in Regina. Two people are in intensive care — one in Regina and one in Saskatoon.
Of the 2,092 cases in the province to date:
- 312 cases are travellers;
- 1,036 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 599 have no known exposures; and
- 145 are under investigation by local public health.
- 25 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
On a regional level:
- 463 cases are from the south area (225 south west, 207 south central, 31 south east);
- 429 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
- 374 cases are from the far north area (355 far north west, 0 far north central, 19 far north east);
- 306 cases are from the central area (182 central west, 124 central east);
- 306 cases are from the north area (137 north west, 99 north central, 70 north east); and
- 214 cases are from the Regina area.
A total of 214,369 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 3,049 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan. That is the highest daily number of tests reported to date.
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.
