There are 76 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 30.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (34), North Central (19), Regina (7), North East (4), Central East (4), Far North West (2), North West (2), South Central (2), and South East (2) zones.
One of the new cases in the South Central is located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
Initial investigations in Saskatoon and Prince Albert show that some new cases are linked to known cases and clusters, and some appear to be unknown community transmissions.
There are now 3,066 reported cases, including 742 active cases.
Twenty-two people are in hospital. Sixteen people are receiving inpatient care — one in the Far North West, four in the North Central zone, one in the North East zone, six in the Saskatoon zone, and four in the Regina zone. Six people are in intensive care — one in the North Central zone, four in Saskatoon, and one in Regina.
Forty-one more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 2,299 recoveries.
Of the 3,066 cases in the province:
- 362 cases are travelers;
- 1,514 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 781 have no known exposures; and
- 409 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 761 cases from the Saskatoon area;
- 608 cases from the north area (190 north west, 287 north central, 131 north east);
- 500 cases from the south area (229 south west, 215 south central, 56 south east);
- 438 cases from the far north area (384 far north west, 0 far north central, 54 far north east);
- 380 cases from the central area (196 central west, 184 central east); and
- 377 cases from the Regina area.
Twenty-five deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 260,333 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,190 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.
