There are 54 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 26.
The new cases are located in the North Central (15), Saskatoon (13), Central East (9), Regina (9), Far North West (2), Far North East (2), North West (2), North East (1), and South East (1) zones.
There are now 2,783 reported cases, including 650 active cases.
Twenty-three people are in hospital. Eighteen people are receiving inpatient care — nine in the North zone, seven in the Saskatoon zone and two in the Regina zone. Five people are in intensive care — four in Saskatoon and one in Regina.
Twenty-three more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 2,108 recoveries.
Of the 2,783 cases in the province:
- 350 cases are travelers;
- 1,365 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 715 have no known exposures; and
- 353 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 636 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
- 521 cases are from the north area (167 north west, 243 north central, 111 north east);
- 487 cases are from the south area (228 south west, 211 south central, 48 south east);
- 434 cases are from the far north area (381 far north west, 0 far north central, 53 far north east);
- 366 cases are from the central area (196 central west, 170 central east); and
- 337 cases are from the Regina area.
Twenty-five deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 250,241 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,332 COVID-19 tests were performed.
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.
