There are 18 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 8.
The new cases are located in the Far North West (3), Far North East (2), North West (1), North Central (2), Saskatoon (6), Central East (2), Regina (1) and South East (1) zones.
No new cases have been found in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
There are now 2,012 reported cases, including 143 active cases.
Seven people are in hospital. Six people are receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon. One person is in intensive care in Regina.
Thirteen more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,845 recoveries.
Of the 2,012 cases in the province to date:
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304 cases are travellers;
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998 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
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585 have no known exposures; and
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125 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
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58 cases are from the south area (225 south west, 205 south central, 28 south east)
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420 cases are from the Saskatoon area
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365 cases are from the far north area (354 far north west, 0 far north central, 11 far north east)
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286 cases are from the central area (177 central west, 109 central east)
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285 cases are from the north area (133 north west, 83 north central, 69 north east)
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198 cases are from the Regina area
Twenty four deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 207,230 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 1,767 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.
