Saskatchewan has one new, confirmed case of COVID-19 as of April 14, bringing the provincial total to 301, with 110 of the cases considered active. Nine more people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 187.
Currently, there are seven people in hospitals across the province receiving inpatient care.
Of the 301 cases in the province, 131 cases are travellers; 121 are community contacts (mass gatherings included); 27 have no known exposures; and 22 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan, 34 of the cases are health care workers, with 19 of them now recovered. Please note the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
Broken down by region and age, 147 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 65 from the Regina area, 57 from the north, 15 from the south, 10 from the central region and seven from the far north, with 21 cases involving people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults; 129 cases are in the 20-44 age range; 100 are in the 45-64 age range; and 51 are in the 65-plus range.
About 53 per cent of the cases are males and 47 per cent are females. Four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
To date, 20,282 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. Saskatchewan continues to have the second highest rate of testing per capita among the provinces.
Case surveillance and testing information, including regional locations of confirmed cases, is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
Public inquiries may be directed to [email protected].
