One resident in the 80+ age group who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The person was from the Northwest zone.
There are 197 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Nov. 28, bringing the provincial total to date to 7,888 cases. The new cases are located in the Far Northwest (6), Far Northeast (4), Northwest (5), North Central (17), Northeast (5), Saskatoon (56), Central West (1), Central East (5), Regina (73), Southwest (16), South Central (5) and Southeast (2) zones and two new cases have pending residence information.
Five cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North Central (4) and Northwest (1) zones. The seven-day average of daily new cases is 234 (19.3 new cases per 100,000 population).
Of the 7,888 reported cases, 3,322 are considered active, including 153 in the southeast, a decrease of seven from Friday. A total of 4,521 people have recovered, with 137 new recoveries reported as of Nov. 28.
There are 106 people in hospital, with 88 people receiving inpatient care; one in the Far Northwest, nine in the Northwest, seven in North Central, one in Northeast, 30 in Saskatoon, one in Central East, 18 in Regina, one in Southwest, one in South Central and 19 in the Southeast zone. Eighteen people are in intensive care: one in North Central, 11 in Saskatoon, one in Southwest and five in Regina.
Of the 7,888 cases in the province, 466 cases are travelers; 3,502 are community contacts (including mass gatherings); 1,713 have no known exposures; 2,207 are under investigation by local public health, and 244 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
By age category, 1,651 cases involve people 19 years of age and under; 2,803 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 2,086 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,054 are in the 60-79 age range; and 289 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases.
About 50 per cent of the cases are females and 50 per cent are males. A total of 45 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.
Of 7,888 confirmed cases, 2,384 cases are from the Saskatoon area; 1,631 cases are from the north area (571 northwest, 775 north central, 285 northeast); 1,346 cases are from the Regina area; 1,032 cases are from the south area (388 southwest, 389 south central, 255 southeast); 870 cases are from the far north area (581 far northwest, 79 far north central, 210 far northeast); 599 cases are from the central area (269 central west, 330 central east), and 26 cases have pending residence information.
To date, 337,410 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of November 26, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 216,534 people tested per million population. The national rate was 299,608 people tested per million population.
A total of 3,359 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan on Nov. 27.
Public Health Measures
Community transmission can happen quickly and impact multiple settings.
• A recent outbreak on a teenage hockey team resulted in nine players and one coach testing positive. Multiple teams are currently self-isolating as a result.
• A recent outbreak at a curling bonspiel resulted in positive cases on teams from several cities and towns across the province.
• Positive cases among attendees at a recent funeral has led to the potential exposure of more than 200 people.
• Recently, 17 nurses working in one hospital were required to self-isolate after being identified as close contacts to positive cases linked to sporting events and community transmission.
The extensive amount of investigation and contact tracing as a result of these events causes delayed notification of possible exposure resulting in further transmission.
With significant outbreaks continuing to occur among larger gatherings and sporting events, the public is urged to follow the public health orders in place and are reminded these orders are enforceable.
For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19.
