Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab is reminding the public to stay vigilant in keeping up with COVID-19 preventative measures. (file photo/CJME News Staff)

By paNOW Staff

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24 new COVID-19 cases, 12 linked to P.A.’s Gospel Outreach outbreak

Oct 11, 2020 | 2:20 PM

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reporting 24 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.

Initial investigations have linked 12 of these cases to the Gospel Outreach outbreak in Prince Albert.

Regina is accounting for almost half of the new cases with 11. The other zones reporting new cases are North Central with five, North West with three, and Far North East with two. The Far North West, South East, and Saskatoon zones all reported one new case.

“The majority” of the new Regina cases appear to be linked to a single apartment complex; residents and management have been advised on precautions to take, according to SHA’s media release.

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Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, is asking the public o wear masks in all indoor public locations where there are people outside your extended household and physical distancing is unpredictable.

“The power to prevent COVID-19 transmission rests with every resident of Saskatchewan,” Shahab said in a statement. “The best practices we recommend proved effective as we flattened the curve in the first weeks of the pandemic. Stay home if you experience even mild symptoms. Maintain physical distancing of two metres.

“Wear a mask when you may be unable to maintain this distance, particularly in indoor spaces, or as required in workplaces or schools,” added Shahab. “We are now more than seven months into this pandemic event. All residents should be familiar with these practices and all residents need to follow them at all times.”

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Of the 2,092 reported cases, 179 are considered active. A total of 1,888 people have recovered.

Six people are in hospital. Four people are receiving inpatient care; three in Saskatoon and one in Regina. Two people are in intensive care; one in Regina and one in Saskatoon.

Of the 2,092 cases in the province to date:

· 312 cases are travellers;

· 1,036 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);

· 599 have no known exposures; and

· 145 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

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

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

· 700 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 632 are in the 40-59 age range; 334 are in the 60-79 age range; and 68 are in the 80-plus range.

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

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

· There are:

o 463 cases are from the south area (225 south west, 207 south central, 31 south east)

o 429 cases are from the Saskatoon area

o 374 cases are from the far north area (355 far north west, 0 far north central, 19 far north east)

o 306 cases are from the central area (182 central west, 124 central east)

o 306 cases are from the north area (137 north west, 99 north central, 70 north east)

o 214 cases are from the Regina area

Submitted photo/Saskatchewan Health Authority

To date, 214,369 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of October 8, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available from Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 147,073 people tested per million population. The national rate was 214,103 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 3,049 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan – the highest daily number of tests reported to date.

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Jeff.dandrea@jpbg.ca

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