There are 22 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 9.
The new cases are located in the Far North East (2), North Central (4), Saskatoon (5), Central West (3), Central East (4), Regina (2) and South Central (2) zones.
Both new cases in South Central are in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area. There are currently five active cases in the sub-zone.
There are now 2,034 reported cases, including 139 active cases.
Eight people are in hospital. Six people are receiving inpatient care, four in Saskatoon, one in Regina and one in the South West. Two people are in intensive care; one in Regina and one in Saskatoon.
Twenty-six more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 1,871 recoveries.
Of the 2,012 cases in the province to date:
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308 cases are travellers;
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1,004 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
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590 have no known exposures; and
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132 are under investigation by local public health.
On a regional level:
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460 cases are from the south area (225 south west, 207 south central, 28 south east)
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425 cases are from the Saskatoon area
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367 cases are from the far north area (354 far north west, 0 far north central, 13 far north east)
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293 cases are from the central area (180 central west, 113 central east)
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289 cases are from the north area (133 north west, 87 north central, 69 north east)
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200 cases are from the Regina area
Twenty four deaths have been reported to date.
A total of 209,560 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,330 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.
