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By paNOW Staff

Daily Update

17 new cases of COVID-19 reported, bringing provincial total to 1,359

Aug 3, 2020 | 2:11 PM

There are 17 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, four of which are in the North region. Nineteen more people have recovered across the province.

The rest of the 17 new cases are located in Central (5), South (6) and Regina (2) regions.

Of the new cases, investigations by the Saskatchewan Health Authority completed thus far have found nine cases are from communal living settings across the province. In addition, one person who lives outside of Saskatchewan has tested positive in Saskatchewan. This case is counted in the person’s home province, as per guidance provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Of the 1,359 reported cases, 252 are considered active. A total of 1,089 people have recovered.

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

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Fifteen people are in hospital. Nine people are receiving inpatient care; five in Saskatoon, three in the South and one in Regina. Six people are in intensive care; four in Saskatoon and two in Regina.

Of the 1,359 cases in the province 205 cases are travellers, 693 are community contacts (including mass gatherings) 357 have no known exposures and 104 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan 64 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.

Three hundred and forty eight cases are from the far north, 298 cases are from the south, 250 cases are from the Saskatoon area, 202 cases are from the north, 166 cases are from the central area and 95 cases are from the Regina area.

Two hundred and thirteen cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.

four hundred and thirty five cases are in the 20-39 age range; 425 are in the 40-59 age range; 236 are in the 60-79 age range; and 50 are in the 80-plus range.

The latest numbers of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. (Aaron Schulze/northeastnow staff)

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

There are 18 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Data released by the province Monday showed 1,170 new tests has been conducted. On Sunday it reported more than 2,000 tests had been performed in a single day for the first time.

To date, 103,591 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of August 1, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 75,454 people tested per million population. The national rate was 110,230 people tested per million population.

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