COVID-19. (The Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

Province records 11 news cases of COVID-19, updates guidelines on fall holidays

Sep 25, 2020 | 2:45 PM

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 more recoveries in the province.

The new cases are in the North West (one), North Central (three), Saskatoon (three), Central East (one), Regina (one) and South East (one) zones. One case’s location is pending.

Of the total cases, 123 are considered active. A total of 1,699 people have recovered.

Eight people are in hospital receiving inpatient care; seven of those are in Saskatoon, one is in the South Central zone.

The latest COVID-19 graph as of Sept. 25. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

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Of the 1,846 cases in the province to date 278 cases are travellers; 919 are community contacts (including mass gatherings); 533 have no known exposures; and 116 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date 69 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.

There are 309 cases involving people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.

In total, 601 cases are in the 20 to 39 age range, 572 are in the 40 to 59 age range, 302 are in the 60 to 79 age range, and 62 are in the 80-plus range.

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

COVID-19 map. (submitted photo/SHA)

There are 24 deaths related to COVID-19 reported to date.

There are:

• 441 cases are from the south area (222 south west, 200 south central, 19 south east)
• 366 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 358 cases are from the far north area (349 far north west, 0 far north central, nine far north east)
• 275 cases are from the north area (132 north west, 76 north central, 67 north east)
• 238 cases are from the central area (175 central west, 63 central east)
• 167 cases are from the Regina area
• One case is pending location

To date, 180,232 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of September 22, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers are available from Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 127,085 people tested per million population. The national rate was 183,596 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 1,742 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.

Guidance for Fall Activities Available

The Government of Saskatchewan has updated the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan to include guidance on celebrating fall activities and holidays such as Halloween, Thanksgiving and Remembrance Day.

Shared meals between people who are not from the same household are discouraged. Indoor and outdoor events that have food service can have a maximum of 30 people but only if there is enough space for everyone to maintain a two-metre distance.

Although gathering sizes should be smaller if that is not possible, potlucks are also discouraged and all served food should be plated by one person.

For more information on the new guidelines including how to trick or treat, download the updated version of the reopen plan here.

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