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By paNOW Staff

COVID-19 provincial report

Two COVID-19 deaths, 116 new cases reported

Nov 7, 2020 | 2:21 PM

Two more people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died, both of whom are from the north. According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, one was in their 60s from the Far North West, while the other was in their 50s in the North East.

These are the first COVID-19-related deaths reported in the province since Oct. 11. There have now been 27 fatalities to date.

There were also 116 new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday—the second-highest one-day total in the province since the beginning of the pandemic. Thirty-one new cases are reported across the north: the Far North West (four), Far North Central (one), Far North East (two), North West (nine), North Central (10), North East (five). Regina accounts for 39 of the new cases, while Saskatoon is reporting 38. There are three in South Central two in Central East with one each in the South West, and South East zones. One case has pending residence information and has not been assigned a zone.

Of the 3,738 reported cases, 985 are considered active. A total of 2,726 people have recovered.

Thirty-four people are in hospital. Twenty-six people are receiving inpatient care; one in the Far North West, two in North West, eight in North Central, nine in Saskatoon, and six in the Regina zones. Eight people are in intensive care; one in North Central, five in Saskatoon, and two in Regina.

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Of the 3,738 cases in the province:

· 384 cases are travelers;

· 1,790 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);

· 873 have no known exposures; and

· 691 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

· 115 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.

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

· 1,362 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 1,061 are in the 40-59 age range; 460 are in the 60-79 age range; and 93 are in the 80-plus range.

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

· 27 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

· There are:

o 1,005 cases from the Saskatoon area

o 795 cases from the north area (249 north west, 398 north central, 148 north east)

o 525 cases from the Regina area

o 521 cases from the south area (233 south west, 222 south central, 66 south east)

o 472 cases from the far north area (412 far north west, 1 far north central, 59 far north east)

o 415 cases from the central area (198 central west, 217 central east)

o Five (5) cases currently have pending residence location

Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff

To date, 278,645 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of November 5, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 185,545 people tested per million population. The national rate was 261,431 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,908 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Potential COVID-19 Superspreader Exposure at Saskatoon Business on October 24

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has alerted the public of a potential COVID-19 superspreader event in Saskatoon on Saturday, October 24.

Public Health officials are recommending that anyone who attended City Centre Bingo (310 22nd St. W) at any time on this date to call HealthLine 811 as soon as possible to arrange for COVID-19 testing. Those in attendance who since the date currently have symptoms of COVID-19 are advised to immediately self-isolate and seek testing.

It is important to note that individuals may develop symptoms from two to 14 days following exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19.

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