There are 60 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 25.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (27), Regina (14), North Central (5), North East (5), South East (5), Central East (2), Far North West (1), and North West (1) zones.
There are now 2,729 reported cases, including 619 active cases.
Community transmission in Saskatoon is largely due to after-work socializing among young adults. Forty-eight cases have been linked to the Longbranch Bar outbreak, 22 cases to Diva’s nightclub, 11 cases to the Canadian Brew House (Stonebridge) and eight cases to Outlaws Country Rock Bar.
Twenty-five people are in hospital. Twenty-one people are receiving inpatient care — 10 in the North zone, eight in the Saskatoon zone and three in the Regina zone. Four people are in intensive care — three in Saskatoon and one in Regina.
Fifteen more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 2,085 recoveries.
Of the 2,729 cases in the province:
- 348 cases are travelers;
- 1,354 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 706 have no known exposures; and
- 321 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 623 cases from the Saskatoon area;
- 503 cases from the north area (165 north west, 228 north central, 110 north east);
- 486 cases from the south area (228 south west, 211 south central, 47 south east);
- 430 cases from the far north area (379 far north west, 0 far north central, 51 far north east);
- 357 cases from the central area (196 central west, 161 central east); and
- 328 cases from the Regina area.
Twenty-five deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 247,909 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,617 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.
