Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

By paNOW Staff

Cases Rising in North Central Zone

New COVID-19 cases linked to Prince Albert clusters, nightclub restrictions take effect today

Oct 30, 2020 | 2:33 PM

Provincial health officials are looking at Prince Albert and Saskatoon cases and clusters as new COVID-19 case numbers increase. Of the 76 new cases reported today, 19 are in the zone that includes Prince Albert.

The provincial total is now at 3,066 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (two), North West (two), North Central (19), North East (four), Saskatoon (34), Central East (four), Regina (seven), South Central (two) and South East (two) zones.

There are public health investigations underway to determine the source of transmission for all new cases. According to the province, initial investigations in Saskatoon and Prince Albert found some new cases are linked to known cases and clusters. Some appear to be unknown community transmission. There are 742 active cases.

There are 22 people in hospital with 16 receiving inpatient care. One patient is in the Far North West, four are in the North Central zone, one is in the North East zone, six are in the Saskatoon zone and four are in the Regina zone. There are six people in intensive care with one in the North Central zone, four in Saskatoon and one in Regina.

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There are 2,299 recoveries total with 41 new recoveries included today.

Of the total cases, 362 are travellers, 1,514 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 781 have no known exposures, and 409 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in the province, 98 cases are healthcare workers (although not all were sourced from work) and 611 cases involve people 19 and under.

There are 1,112 cases in the 20 to 39 age range, 864 are in the 40 to 59 age range, 398 in the 60 to 79 age range, and 81 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.

There are:

• 761 cases from the Saskatoon area
• 608 cases from the north area (190 north west, 287 north central, 131 north east)
• 500 cases from the south area (229 south west, 215 south central, 56 south east)
• 438 cases from the far north area (384 far north west, 0 far north central, 54 far north east)
• 380 cases from the central area (196 central west, 184 central east)
• 377 cases from the Regina area
• Two cases have pending residence location

To date, the province has performed 260,333 COVID-19 tests. Yesterday there were 2,190 tests performed.

The latest cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan as of Oct. 30. (submitted photo/SHA)

For a more detailed view, visit the Saskatchewan Dashboard here.

A graph representing the history of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Yesterday was a record number of new cases. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Nightclubs

The new public health order regarding nightclubs, with specific guidelines for the City of Saskatoon are now in effect.

Saskatoon nightclub owners/managers are reminded of the public health order now in effect.

• The consumption of alcohol in all nightclubs is prohibited from the hours of 10 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. for all persons, including patrons, staff, and owners;
• Nightclubs must be closed to patrons at 11 p.m. until at least 9:30 a.m. the following day. Takeout food services are permitted.

All nightclubs in Saskatchewan are to adhere to the following guidelines:

• Six patrons to a table or booth.
• Static seated groupings – no mingling among groups/tables.
• Karaoke and dance floors remain prohibited.
• Business owners and operators must ensure physical distancing within their establishments.
• As outlined in the Re-open Saskatchewan Guidelines, mask use is required for staff. It is strongly encouraged for patrons until they are seated.

It is recommended that all bars/nightclubs/licensed establishments in Saskatchewan take names and contact information of all patrons to assist contact tracing in the event of possible transmission.

If there is conflict between the Re-Open Saskatchewan Guidelines and the Public Health Order, the requirements under the Public Health Order prevail. Owners/event planners/hosts are encouraged to reach out to the Business Response Team for advice if they have further questions.

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