There are 87 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Nov. 6.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (25), Regina (20), Central East (11), Far North West (8), North West (8), South East (5), North Central (3), South Central (2), South West (1), and Far North East (1) zones.
Both of the new cases in the South Central are in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
Location information is pending for three new cases. Five cases with pending residence location from Nov. 4 have been assigned to the North Central zone.
The Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory experienced technical difficulties Tuesday with the validation of COVID-19 tests, resulting in nine confirmed cases included in today’s case total.
There are now 3,623 reported cases, including 911 active cases.
Thirty-three people are in hospital. Twenty-nine people are receiving inpatient care — one in the Far North West, three in North West, eight in North Central, 10 in Saskatoon, and seven in the Regina zones. Four people are in intensive care — one in North Central, two in Saskatoon, and one in Regina.
Fifty-three more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 2,687 recoveries.
Of the 3,623 cases in the province:
- 381 cases are travelers;
- 1,734 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 865 have no known exposures; and
- 643 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 967 cases from the Saskatoon area;
- 771 cases from the north area (240 north west, 388 north central, 143 north east);
- 516 cases from the south area (232 south west, 219 south central, 65 south east);
- 486 cases from the Regina area;
- 465 cases from the far north area (408 far north west, 0 far north central, 57 far north east); and
- 413 cases from the central area (198 central west, 215 central east).
Twenty-five deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 275,737 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,217 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.
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.
