COVID-19. (The Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

COVID-19 Report

Seven of eight new COVID-19 cases in Far North region

Apr 25, 2020 | 2:09 PM

The Far North region continued to see a large increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases. Out of the eight new cases reported on Saturday, seven of them are in the Far North. The other occurred in the North region.

There are now 32 active cases in the Far North, more than the active cases in the rest of the province combined. There are 57 total active cases in Saskatchewan.

In response to the increase of cases in the Far North, the province is continuing to increase testing and contact tracing specifically in the La Loche area, which has suffered an outbreak this week. They are also working closely with community leaders to ensure everyone who is required to do so is able to self-isolate.

On Friday, Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Shahab signed a Public Health Order restricting all non-critical travel into and out of northern Saskatchewan, specifically the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. Dr. Shahab is also issuing a strong recommendation against non-essential travel between communities within northern Saskatchewan.

The latest Saskatchewan COVID-19 figures. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

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Eight more people recovered on Saturday, bringing the total to 288 recoveries. There have been 349 total cases to date.

There are currently four people in hospitals across the province. Two people are receiving inpatient care and two people are in intensive care.

Of the 349 cases in the province:

• 138 cases are travellers;

• 146 are contacts or linked to mass gatherings;

• 34 have no known exposures; and

• 31 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

• 37 of the cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.

• 150 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 73 from the Regina area, 65 from the north, 15 from the south, 11 from the central region and 35 from the far north.

• 29 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.

• 125 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 118 are in the 40-59 age range; 66 are in the 60-79 age range; and 11 are in the 80-plus range.

• 51 per cent of the cases are males and 49 per cent are females.

• Four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

The latest map of COVID-19 cases across the province. Saskatchewan Health Authority.

To date, 27,232 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. As of April 22, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers are available from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 20,864 people tested per million population and exceeds the national rate of 16,497 people tested per million population.

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