There are 66 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 19. That is the largest amount of new daily cases in the province. The previous record was 60 cases, which was reported on July 22.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (25), North Central (17), Regina (8), North West (4), Far North West (3), Far North East (3), Central West (2), Central East (2), North East (1), and South West (1) zones.
Public health investigations are underway to determine the source of transmission for all new cases. Saskatoon’s cases are primarily linked with outbreaks at local bars/nightclubs and additional cases are expected to be reported in the coming days.
The SHA says the Gospel Worship event in Prince Albert has been connected to 86 first and second generation cases in 17 different communities in the province. Many of the newer cases and outbreaks arising in the north are now third generation cases from this event.
There are now 2,369 reported cases, including 398 active cases.
Eighteen people are in hospital. Sixteen people are receiving inpatient care — seven in the Saskatoon zone, two in the Regina zone, five in the North Central zone, one in the Central East, and one in the South East zone. Two people are in intensive care — one in Saskatoon and one in Regina.
Ten more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,973 recoveries.
Of the 2,396 cases in the province to date:
- 326 cases are travellers;
- 1,160 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 647 have no known exposures; and
- 263 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 505 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
- 471 cases are from the south area (227 south west, 209 south central, 35 south east);
- 410 cases are from the far north area (369 far north west, 0 far north central, 41 far north east);
- 406 cases are from the north area (149 north west, 173 north central, 84 north east);
- 336 cases are from the central area (193 central west, 143 central east); and
- 266 cases are from the Regina area.
Twenty-five deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 233,017 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,288 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.
