The public is going to be briefed about the projection the Saskatchewan Health Authority is working when it comes to the spread of COVID-19.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said at a media conference on April 2 that he agreed with Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s request to his health officials that they give the public the same information he receives in terms of in-depth statistics surrounding cases.
“The more information that we are able to provide to the people of Saskatchewan, the better informed we will be as our province works to reduce the spread,” Moe said.
Moe said he has asked the SHA to give the public the briefing early next week.
“This briefing will include models and will include projections of the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, and an update on the steps our health system is taking to expand our capacity for surges due to COVID-19,” Moe said.
As of Thursday, Saskatchewan now has 206 cases, up 13 since Wednesday.
At the same conference, Dr. Susan Shaw, chief medical health officer for the SHA, said they have had intense focus efforts on understanding what surge capacity is required.
“We’ve been talking a lot about what models that our planning tools could tell us about how much capacity we may need to prepare for, and again, a worst-case scenario when flattening the curve isn’t as successful as we are all trying and aiming for it to be,” said Shaw.
“Just as a pandemic has phases, ethical decisions have phases as well,” she added.
Of the 206 cases, four are currently hospitalized. Two people are receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon, while two people are current in intensive care.
Additionally, 96 cases are travel-related, 44 are community contacts, 10 have no known exposures and 56 are under investigation by local public health.
One hundred and three of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 44 from the Regina area, 38 from the north, nine from the central region, nine from the south and three from the far north.
