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COVID-19 report

Province reports 11th COVID-19 death

May 31, 2020 | 2:02 PM

The province has suffered its 11th death related to COVID-19, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) released on Sunday.

A North region resident in their 70’s, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died.

There was just one new confirmed case of COVID-19 reported on Sunday as well as two recoveries. The new case is from Regina.

There are now 53 active cases in the province, with 646 reported cases to date and 582 recoveries.

There are four people being treated in hospital, one in intensive care in Saskatoon and three receiving inpatient care (two in Saskatoon, one in Regina).

The cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, as of Sunday. Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff

Possible COVID-19 transmission in North Battleford

The SHA is reporting on May 21, a person who tested positive for COVID-19 visited the Walmart in North Battleford while they were likely infectious and could have spread the virus.

The SHA and Indigenous Services Canada are asking North Battleford residents who visited the store that day between 12-2 p.m. to “immediately self-isolate if they have had symptoms of COVID-19 and to call HealthLine 811 to arrange for testing.”

All other customers should self-monitor each day for symptoms of COVID-19. Those include fever, chills, cough, headache, aches and pains, sore throat, runny nose, loss of sense of taste or smell, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing.

Around the province

Of the 646 cases in the province:

• 142 cases are travellers;

• 381 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);

• 76 have no known exposures; and

• 47 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

• 50 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.

• 256 of the cases are from the Far North, 169 are from the Saskatoon area, 112 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 17 from the South and 12 from the Central region.

• 95 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.

• 230 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 197 are in the 40-59 age range; 106 are in the 60-79 age range; and 18 are in the 80-plus range.

• 52 per cent of the cases are females and 48 per cent are males.

• 11 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

The COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, divided by region. (Saskatchewan Health Authority).

To date, 47,824 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. As of May 29, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were last available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 36,335 people tested per million population. The national rate was 43,397 people tested per million population.

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