Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

By paNOW Staff

568 total cases

All latest cases of COVID-19 in La Loche

May 11, 2020 | 2:02 PM

There are four new cases of COVID-19 in La Loche as of Monday, bringing the provincial case total to 568. Meanwhile, the situation in Lloydminster remains stable.

Premier Scott Moe says today’s COVID-19 numbers could point to the beginning of the outbreak in La Loche being brought under control.

“While it’s too soon to tell if this is any kind of a trend, it appears that the efforts of so very many people on the ground in that community and in surrounding communities are making a difference,” he said.

Of the total cases across the province, 199 are considered active.

There have been 14 new recoveries, bringing the provincial total to 363.

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Currently, there are 11 patients in hospital, with eight receiving inpatient care (five in the North and three in Saskatoon) and three in intensive care in Saskatoon.

Of the 568 cases, 138 are travellers, 288 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 66 have no known exposures and 76 are under investigation by public health.

Across the province, 48 cases are health care workers (although not all sourced their infections from work), 197 are from the Far North, 163 are from the Saskatoon area, 105 are from the North, 76 are from the Regina area, 15 are from the South and 12 are from the Central region.

The latest COVID-19 total in the province, as of May 11. (submitted photo/SHA)

There are 79 cases involving people aged 19 and under.

There are 200 cases in the 20 to 39 age range, 176 in the 40 to 59 age range, 96 are in the 60 to 79 age range and 17 in the 80-plus age range.

Fifty per cent of cases are females and 50 per cent are males.

Six people have died from COVID-19 in the province.

To date, the province has performed 37,439 COVID-19 tests.

Lloydminster outbreak

According to the province, the outbreak in Lloydminster remains stable and the city can proceed with phase two of the province’s Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan.

Workplaces must be prepared to operate safely for customers and employees, the province said.

Checkpoints

The premier said the government is following up individually on complaints of people being wrongfully turned away at checkpoints in the North.

But he reminded the public, according to the public health order, those within the Northern Administrative District must go to the nearest possible community for essential supplies.

“There is essential reasons why people would need to leave their community, but those checkpoints are there to limit the spread of the virus and they’re there for a reason,” he said.

—With files from Alison Sandstrom

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