A Saskatchewan resident in their 80s from the Far North region has died from complications related to the coronavirus.
That is the fifth COVID-19 related death in the province.
As of April 27, Saskatchewan has 12 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 365.
Eleven of the 12 new cases are in the Far North, while one is in the North region.
Seventy-two cases are considered active. Recoveries remain at 288 people.
There are now seven people in hospital, including two in intensive care.
Of the 365 cases in the province:
- 139 cases are travellers;
- 149 are contacts or linked to mass gatherings;
- 35 have no known exposures; and
- 42 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level, 150 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 74 from the Regina area, 69 from the north, 15 from the south, 11 from the central region, and 46 from the far north.
Currently, 29 of the province’s Far North cases are in La Loche. These cases are connected to the outbreak at the oilsands camp in northern Alberta.
Please be aware there is a Public Health Order restricting all non-essential travel into and out of northern Saskatchewan, specifically the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.
Regardless of where you live in the province, the public should continue to take preventative measures, such as maintaining physical distancing, as much as possible.
To date, 28,296 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province.
