There are nine new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 5.
The new cases are located in the Central East (5), Saskatoon (1), Regina (1), South Central (1) and South East (1) zones. The new case in the South Central is located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
There are now 1,968 reported cases, including 143 active cases.
One person is in hospital receiving intensive care in Regina.
Nineteen more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,801 recoveries.
Of the 1,968 cases in the province to date:
- 300 cases are travellers;
- 976 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 570 have no known exposures; and
- 122 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 454 cases are from the south area (225 south west, 205 south central, 24 south east);
- 404 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
- 359 cases are from the far north area (350 far north west, 0 far north central, 9 far north east);
- 281 cases are from the north area (132 north west, 80 north central, 69 north east);
- 278 cases are from the central area (176 central west, 102 central east); and
- 192 cases are from the Regina area.
Twenty-four deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 202,136 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,612 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.
