There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 5, bringing the total to 1,643 reported cases. Of the 1,643 reported cases, 40 are considered active.
A total of 1,579 people have recovered.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (3) and South Central (2) zones.
Two people are in hospital. One person is receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon and one person is in intensive care in Saskatoon.
Of the 1,643 cases in the province:
• 251 cases are travellers;
• 832 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 488 have no known exposures; and
• 72 are under investigation by local public health
Overall in Saskatchewan:
• 66 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 276 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 529 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 501 are in the 40-59 age range; 279 are in the 60-79 age range; and 58 are in the 80-plus range.
• 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
• 24 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
• There are:
o 423 cases from the south area (217 south west, 195 south central, 11 south east)
o 353 cases from the far north area (347 far north west, 6 far north east)
o 270 cases from the Saskatoon area
o 267 cases from the north area (130 north west, 71 north central, 66 north east)
o 198 cases from the central area (164 central west, 34 central east)
o 132 cases from the Regina area
To date, 146,795 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of September 3, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 104,345 people tested per million population. The national rate was 151,569 people tested per million population.
Yesterday, 2,123 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.
COVID-19 testing is now available to anyone who requests it, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not. A referral for testing can be made by contacting HealthLine 811 or your physician’s office if you are experiencing worsening symptoms. If you require urgent care, call 911.
General public inquiries may be directed to [email protected].
Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open.
