There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Sept. 1.
The new cases are located in the North Central (1) and Saskatoon (1) zones, with the location of the third case listed as pending.
There are now 1,622 reported cases, including 31 active cases.
Three people are in hospital. One person is receiving inpatient care, while two are in intensive care — all in Saskatoon.
Six more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,567 recoveries.
Of the 1,622 cases in the province:
- 239 cases are travellers;
- 829 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 483 have no known exposures; and
- 71 are under investigation by local public health
On a regional level:
- 417 cases from the south area (216 south west, 190 south central, 11 south east);
- 353 cases from the far north area (347 far north west, 6 far north east);
- 263 cases from the north area (128 north west, 69 north central, 66 north east);
- 261 cases from the Saskatoon area;
- 195 cases from the central area (161 central west, 34 central east); and
- 132 cases from the Regina area.
Twenty-four deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 140,906 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 653 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.
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.
