There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Aug. 20.
The new cases are located in the South Central (3) and Saskatoon (1) zones. All three cases are in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
There are now 1,590 reported cases, including 149 active cases.
Investigations completed thus far have found that 99 of 149 active cases are in communal living settings.
Five people are in hospital. One person is receiving inpatient care, while four people are in intensive care — all in Saskatoon.
Nine more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,419 recoveries.
Of the 1,590 cases in the province:
- 230 cases are travellers;
- 818 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
- 476 have no known exposures; and
- 66 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
- 410 cases from the south area (209 south west, 190 south central, 11 south east);
- 352 cases from the far north area (346 far north west, 0 far north central, 6 far norh east);
- 254 cases from the north area (121 north west, 68 north central, 65 north east);
- 249 cases from the Saskatoon area;
- 194 cases from the central area (161 central west, 33 central east); and
- 131 cases from the Regina area.
Twenty-two deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 126,624 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 1,443 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.
