Seven Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. Two new deaths in the 80-plus age group and one new death in the 30 to 39 age group were reported in the North West zone. Two new deaths in the 70 to 79 age group were reported in the North Central zone. One new death in the 80-plus age group was reported in Regina. One new death in the 80-plus age group was reported in the South East zone. That brings the total number of deaths in the province to 141.
There are 559 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Dec. 27, 2020. Today’s update includes information for December 25, 26, and 27.
On Dec. 25, there were 229 new cases and no new deaths reported. Hospitalizations included 125 acute care and 29 in ICU. On Dec. 26, there were 132 new cases and no new deaths reported. Hospitalizations included 144 acute care and 30 in ICU. On Dec. 27, 198 new cases and seven deaths were reported. Hospitalizations include 156 in acute care and 26 in ICU.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (126), North Central (104), Regina (70), Far North East (44), North West (41), Far North West (25), North East (22), Central East (21), South East (11), South Central (4), Central West (2), and South West (2) zones.
Eighty-seven new cases have pending residence information.
There are now 14,814 reported cases, including 3,398 active cases.
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 180 (14.9 new cases per 100,000 population).
The provincial dashboard reports that 182 people are in hospital. One hundred fifty-six (156) people are receiving inpatient care, and 26 people are in intensive care.
Saskatchewan has updated definitions of the COVID-19 infectious period to align with national definitions. This resulted in the number of individuals hospitalized due to COVID-19 being under-reported. Validation of case numbers is underway for patients in hospital. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says these are not new hospitalizations. Rather, they are residents who are not infectious and are considered recovered, but who are still receiving care for complications of COVID-19 illness.
Five hundred more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 11,275 recoveries.
Of the 14,814 cases in the province:
- 610 cases are travelers;
- 7,079 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 3,363 have no known exposures; and
- 3,762 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 4,212 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
- 3,537 cases are from the north area (1,364 north west, 1,682 north central, 491 north east);
- 2,884 cases are from the Regina area;
- 1,614 cases are from the far north (892 far north west, 106 far north central, 616 far north east);
- 1,532 cases are from the south (556 south west, 532 south central, 444 south east);
- 908 cases are from the central area (335 central west, 573 central east); and
- 127 cases have pending residence information.
A total of 420,620 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. From Dec. 25 to 27, 5,079 COVID-19 tests were reported to be processed in Saskatchewan. That includes 2,422 tests on Dec. 25, 1,442 tests on Dec. 26, and 1,215 tests on Dec. 27.
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.
