Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

By paNOW Staff

COVID-19

Province records 44 new COVID-19 cases, working to determine sources of transmission

Oct 20, 2020 | 2:16 PM

The province has recorded 44 new cases of COVID-19, and 14 recoveries.

The provincial total is now at 2,439 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (two), Far North East (one), North West (three), North Central (five), North East (seven), Saskatoon (20), Central East (two), Regina (three) and South Central (one) zones.

There are public health investigations underway to determine the source of transmission for all the new cases. Cases in Saskatoon are primarily linked with outbreaks at local nightclubs.

A number of cases have been reassigned:

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• One case with pending residence information was deemed an out-of-province resident and was removed from the counts.
• One case with pending residence information was assigned to the Far North East zone.
• One case was deemed to be an out-of-province resident and was removed from the counts. The case was previously assigned to the North Central Zone.
• One Saskatchewan resident was tested and confirmed out-of-province and assigned to the North West zone.

Of the total cases, there are 427 active cases. There have been a total of 1,987 recoveries.

There are 18 people in hospital, 16 of which are receiving inpatient care. Seven of those patients are in the Saskatoon zone, two in the Regina zone, six in the North Central zone, one in the Central East zone,

Two people are in intensive care with one in Saskatoon and one in Regina.

Of the total cases, 327 are travellers, 1,182 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 653 have no known exposures, and 277 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in the province, 82 cases are healthcare workers (although not all were sourced from work) and 446 cases involve people 19 and under.

There are 842 cases in the 20 to 39 age range, 718 are in the 40 to 59 age range, 357 in the 60 to 79 age range, and 76 are in the 80-plus age range.

Fifty-one per cent of cases are females and 49 per cent are males.

There have been 25 COVID-19 related deaths reported to date.

For more specific data of COVID-19 cases in each region visit the Government of Saskatchewan’s dashboard.

The new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 20. (submitted photo/SHA)

There are:

• 525 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 472 cases are from the south area (227 south west, 210 south central, 35 south east)
• 421 cases are from the north area (153 north west, 177 north central, 91 north east)
• 414 cases are from the far north area (371 far north west, 0 far north central, 43 far north east)
• 338 cases are from the central area (193 central west, 145 central east)
• 269 cases are from the Regina area

To date, the province has performed 235,530 COVID-19 tests. Yesterday there were 2,513 tests performed.

NITHA Communities

The Northern Intertribal Health Authority (NITHA) reports as of today there are four active cases in the Far North West. There are 28 cases in the Far North East and 42 active cases in the North Central area, one of which is in hospital. There are 17 active cases in the North East. Eight-two cases (47 per cent) have recovered.

NITHA is comprised of the Prince Albert Grand Council, Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, and Lac La Ronge Indian Band.

The latest numbers specific to NITHA communities as of Oct. 20. (submitted photo/NITHA)

Voting safety

Election Days for both provincial and municipal elections are nearing. Residents are required to abide by public health orders in place and by safety measures Elections Saskatchewan has provided to protect voters, election workers and candidate representatives at the polls and in offices.

Many voters have requested mail-in ballots for the provincial election. The province is requesting you consider advanced polls or attend during mid-morning or mid-afternoon on election day when polls may have less traffic.

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panews@jpbg.ca

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