There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 20, according to the Ministry of Health, bringing the provincial total to 726.
Seven of the new cases are in the far north region, two are in the south, one is in the north and one is in the Saskatoon region. The south region has seen a significant increase in the number of cases recently stemming from an outbreak at two Hutterite colonies in the Maple Creek area.
Of the 726 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 72, or nearly 10 per cent, are considered active. A total of 639 individuals have recovered.
Eighty-eight per cent of those diagnosed with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan are considered recovered.
Two cases that tested positive in Saskatchewan reside out of province and are under further investigation.
Three people are in intensive care: one in Saskatoon and two in the south. There are no COVID-19-related inpatient care hospitalizations.
Thirty-five cases are from the south region. Seventeen, or almost 50 per cent, are considered active. A total of 299 cases are from the far north, 185 are from the Saskatoon area, 113 from the north, 80 are from the Regina area and 12 from the central region.
Of the 726 cases in the province, 154 cases are travellers, 442 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 90 have no known exposures and 40 are under investigation by local public health.
Fifty-three cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
There have been 108 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, 251 cases in the 20-39 age range, 224 in the 40-59 age range, 122 in the 60-79 age range and 21 in the 80-plus range.
Fifty-one per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
Thirteen deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported.
To date, 59,252 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of June 18, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 44,512 people tested per million population. The national rate was 62,240 people tested per million population.
