Province reaches over 3,000 active cases of COVID-19, 164 new cases

The new cases are located in the Far North West (seven), Far North Central (three), Far North East (eight), North West (one), North Central (10), North East (five), Saskatoon (37), Central East (three), Regina (69), South West (nine), South Central (one) and South East (nine) zones and two new cases have pending residence information.

One case with pending residence information was assigned to the South Central.

Of the 7,047 reported cases, 3,012 are considered active. A total of 3,998 people have recovered.

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

One-hundred and eleven people are in hospital. Ninety-two people are receiving inpatient care; one in the Far North West, eight in the North West, nine in North Central, one in North East, 36 in Saskatoon, two in Central East, 14 in Regina, two in South West, and 19 in the South East zone. Nineteen people are in intensive care: two in North West, 11 in Saskatoon, two in South West and four in Regina.

Of the 7,047 cases in the province 460 cases are travelers, 3,195 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 1,473 have no known exposures; and 1,919 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date 216 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.

There are 1,494 cases involving people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.

There are 2,490 cases in the 20 to 39 age range, 1,883 are in the 40 to 59 age range, 929 are in the 60 to 79 age range, and 246 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases.

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

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

There are 37 deaths related to COVID-19 reported to date.

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

Of 7,047 confirmed cases:

2,042 cases are from the Saskatoon area
1,478 cases are from the north area (512 north west, 690 north central, 276 north east)
1,164 cases are from the Regina area
951 cases are from the south area (349 south west, 371 south central, 231 south east)
815 cases are from the far north area (554 far north west, 75 far north central, 186 far north east)
566 cases are from the central area (258 central west, 308 central east)
31 cases have pending residence information
COVID-19 map. (Submitted photo/Government of Saskatchewan)

To date, 326,871 COVID-19 tests have been processed Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,811 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

The Government of Saskatchewan are now reporting on positive cases of COVID-19 in long-term and personal care homes. They are available here.

They are also alerting the public about Health Canada’s COVID Alert application. The free app let’s users know when they may have been exposed to COVID-19.

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, as of Nov. 24 there are 281 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities.

These cases are located in the Far North Central Athabasca (48), Far North West (72), Far North East (92), North Central (19), and North East (50).

There are 281 cases recovered, and nine people are currently in hospital.

NITHA is comprised of the Prince Albert Grand Council, Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, and Lac La Ronge Indian Band.

The total amount of COVID-19 cases and their locations in Saskatchewan as of Nov. 24. (submitted photo/SHA)

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Province reaches over 3,000 active cases of COVID-19, 164 new cases

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