There are 37 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Nov. 4.
The new cases are located in the Regina (14), Saskatoon (13), Central East (6), Far North West (1), North West (1), and North Central (1) zones.
One case reported today has pending residence location.
One case with pending residence location reported Nov. 2 has been assigned to the North Central zone. Two cases with pending residence locations reported Nov. 1 were determined to be out-of-province residents and removed from provincial counts.
There are now 3,408 reported cases, including 799 active cases.
Twenty-six people are in hospital. Twenty-two people are receiving inpatient care — two in the North West, five in the North Central, 10 in Saskatoon, and five in Regina. Four people are in intensive care — two in North Central, one in Saskatoon, and one in Regina.
Seventy-eight more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 2,584 people recoveries.
Of the 3,408 cases in the province:
- 377 cases are travelers;
- 1,660 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 826 have no known exposures; and
- 545 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 887 cases from the Saskatoon area;
- 715 cases from the north area (222 north west, 350 north central, 143 north east);
- 504 cases from the south area (230 south west, 215 south central, 59 south east);
- 453 cases from the Regina area;
- 449 cases from the far north area (394 far north west, 0 far north central, 55 far north east); and
- 397 cases from the central area (197 central west, 200 central east).
Twenty-five deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 271,198 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 1,101 COVID-19 tests were processed.
The Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory experienced technical difficulties yesterday with the validation of COVID-19 tests, resulting in lower than expected results reported today. The SHA says any delayed reporting will be reflected in tomorrow’s update.
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.
