There are 78 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 24.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (33), Regina (21), North Central (11), North East (3), Central East (3), Far North West (3), North West (2), Far North East (1), and South East (1) zones.
There are now 2,669 reported cases, including 574 active cases.
To date, community transmission in Saskatoon is largely due to after-work socializing among young adults. Forty-seven cases have been linked to the Longbranch Bar outbreak, 22 cases to Diva’s nightclub, and seven cases to Outlaws Country Rock Bar. Transmission in Regina generally appears to be a result of close family contacts with known cases, rather than public social activities.
Twenty-one people are in hospital. Seventeen people are receiving inpatient care — eight in the Saskatoon zone, one in the Regina zone, and eight in the North zone. Four people are in intensive care — three in Saskatoon and one in Regina.
Fifteen more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 2,070 recoveries.
Of the 2,669 cases in the province:
- 342 cases are travelers;
- 1,331 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 694 have no known exposures; and
- 302 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 596 cases from the Saskatoon area;
- 492 cases from the north area (164 north west, 223 north central, 105 north east);
- 481 cases from the south area (228 south west, 211 south central, 42 south east);
- 429 cases from the far north area (378 far north west, 0 far north central, 51 far north east);
- 355 cases from the central area (196 central west, 159 central east); and
- 314 cases from the Regina area.
Twenty-five deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 245,292 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,792 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.
