(Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

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Nov 13, 2020 | 2:23 PM

After announcing further restrictive measures to combat COVID-19, the province is reporting 81 new cases and 108 recoveries.

The new amount brings the provincial total to 4,513 cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (one), Far North Central (six), Far North East (three), North West (seven), North Central (10), North East (11), Saskatoon (five), Central East (four), Regina (16), South West (six), South Central (eight) and South East (four) zones.

Of the total cases, 1,427 are considered active. There have been 3,057 recoveries.

There are 53 patients in hospital. Thirty-eight of those patients are receiving inpatient care with one in the Far North West, one in the North West, five in North Central, five in the North East, 20 in Saskatoon, two in Regina, one in the South West and three in the South East zone. Fifteen people are in intensive care; one in the North West, three in North Central, eight in Saskatoon, two in Central East and one in Regina.

Of the total cases, 401 are travellers, 2,071 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 1,018 have no known exposures and 1,023 are under investigation by local public health.

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Across the province, 134 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. There are 915 cases involving people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. There are 1,666 cases are in the 20 to 39 age range; 1,260 are in the 40 to 59 age range; 557 are in the 60 to 79 age range; and 115 are in the 80-plus range. Fifty-one per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males. There have been 29 deaths related to COVID-19 reported to date.

The updated map as of Nov. 13 showing the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. (submitted photo/SHA)

Of all the confirmed cases,

• 1,237 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 948 cases are from the north area (309 north west, 456 north central, 183 north east)
• 683 cases are from the Regina area
• 611 cases are from the south area (253 south west, 256 south central, 102 south east) 564 cases are from the far north area (453 far north west, 23 far north central, 88 far north east)
• 459 cases are from the central area (203 central west, 256 central east)
• 11 cases have pending residence information

For more specific information on a region or city visit the Government of Saskatchewan’s dashboard.

To date, there have been 291,072 COVID-19 tests performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, the province performed 1,706 tests.

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 are 24 active cases in the Far North Central, and 21 active cases in the Far North West (two of which are in hospital).

In addition, there are 23 active cases in the Far North East (two of which are in hospital), 24 active cases in the North Central, and 22 cases are active in the North East (one of which is in hospital).

There are 207 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. 13. (Submitted photo/NITHA)

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