A Saskatchewan resident in their 80s from the far north region has died from complications related to COVID-19. The province now has five deaths related to having been infected with the virus on April 27.
The Ministry of Health has received questions surrounding the time and process of reporting COVID-19 fatalities. It is important to record and report COVID-19 cases and death in a uniform way, to ensure all jurisdictions have a consistent approach to reporting and that the evolving science can draw from this information.
COVID-19 fatalities must be confirmed by the medical health officer to ensure that the case meets the criteria in order to be documented in the epidemiological reporting tools, before they can be publicly reported by the ministry.
Saskatchewan had 12 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 365 as of April 27. Eleven of the 12 new cases were in the far north of the province with one in the north region.
Seventy-two of the 365 cases were considered active. Recoveries remained at 288 people. There were currently seven people reported to be in hospitals across the province. Five people were receiving inpatient care and two people were in intensive care.
