Province records 87 new cases of COVID-19, mandatory mask policy begins today in Prince Albert

The Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory experienced technical difficulties Tuesday with the validation of COVID-19 tests, resulting in nine confirmed cases included in today’s case total.

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

Of the 3,623 reported cases, 911 are considered active. A total of 2,687 people have recovered.

There are 33 people in hospital. There are 29 people receiving inpatient care; one in the Far North West, three in North West, eight in North Central, 10 in Saskatoon and seven in the Regina zones. Four people are in intensive care; one in North Central, two in Saskatoon and one in Regina.

Of the 3,623 cases in the province 381 cases are travelers, 1,734 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 865 have no known exposures and 643 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date 111 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.

There are 739 cases involving people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.

In Saskatchewan 1,317 cases are in the 20 to 39 age range; 1,026 are in the 40 to 59 age range; 449 are in the 60 to 79 age range; and 92 are in the 80-plus range.

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

COVID-19 map of Saskatchewan. (Submitted photo/SHA)

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

There are:

967 cases from the Saskatoon area
771 cases from the north area (240 north west, 388 north central, 143 north east)
516 cases from the south area (232 south west, 219 south central, 65 south east)
486 cases from the Regina area
465 cases from the far north area (408 far north west, 0 far north central, 57 far north east)
413 cases from the central area (198 central west, 215 central east)
Five cases currently have pending residence location

To date, 275,737 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,217 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

For more information, visit the Government of Saskatchewan’s dashboard.

New Public Health Orders start today

The public health order for indoor private gatherings has been changed to a maximum of 10 people. Events that occur in a private area such as a home or other outbuildings such as weddings or religious gatherings will have to abide by the rule.

A new public health order for residents in Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Regina is to wear a non-medical mask when attending indoor public spaces.

All of the public health orders are published on the Government of Saskatchewan website.

NITHA communities

The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority released their daily COVID-19 update that are specific to their communities.

According to their Facebook page, there is one active case in the Far North Central (Athabasca).

There are eight active cases in the Far North West (two of which are in hospital), six active cases in the Far North East, 24 active cases in the North Central, and 15 cases are active in the North East.

There are 189 cases 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 Nov. 6. (Submitted photo/NITHA)

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Province records 87 new cases of COVID-19, mandatory mask policy begins today in Prince Albert

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