There are 74 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Nov. 1.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (25), Regina (19), North Central (12), Far North West (5), North West (5), South East (3), Central East (2), North East (1), and South West (1) zones.
The location of one case is pending.
There are now 3,218 reported cases, including 798 active cases.
Thirty-three people are in hospital. Twenty-six people are receiving inpatient care — two in the North West, six in the North Central zone, two in the North East zone, 10 in the Saskatoon zone, and six in the Regina zone. Seven people are in intensive care — two in the North Central zone, four in Saskatoon, and one in Regina.
Fifteen more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 2,395 recoveries.
Of the 3,218 cases in the province:
- 371 cases are travelers;
- 1,577 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 801 have no known exposures; and
- 469 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 827 cases from the Saskatoon area;
- 642 cases from the north area (198 north west, 306 north central, 138 north east);
- 504 cases from the south area (230 south west, 215 south central, 59 south east);
- 445 cases from the far north area (391 far north west, 0 far north central, 54 far north east);
- 414 cases from the Regina area; and
- 383 cases from the central area (196 central west, 187 central east).
Twenty-five deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 265,803 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,750 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.
