There are 33 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 15.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (8), Central East (8), Regina (7), Far North West (3), Far North East (2), North Central (2), North East (2), and South Central (1) zones. The new case in the South Central is located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
One case location is pending.
There are now 2,232 reported cases, including 271 active cases.
Twenty-five of the 33 new cases are a result of contact to known cases and/or gatherings.
Eight people are in hospital. Six people are receiving inpatient care — four in the Saskatoon zone, one in the North West zone, and one in the North Central zone. Two people are in intensive care — one in Saskatoon and one in Regina.
Sixteen more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,936 recoveries.
Of the 2,232 cases in the province to date:
- 319 cases are travellers;
- 1,081 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 622 have no known exposures; and
- 210 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 467 cases are from the south area (226 south west, 208 south central, 33 south east);
- 462 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
- 384 cases are from the far north area (359 far north west, 0 far north central, 25 far north east);
- 354 cases are from the north area (140 north west, 134 north central, 80 north east);
- 323 cases are from the central area (187 central west, 136 central east); and
- 241 cases are from the Regina area.
Twenty-five deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 222,964 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,305 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.
