Provincial Covid - 19 Numbers Climb But So Do Recoveries

The day to day number of people provincially has climbed with 22 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 156.

Five people are in hospital across the province, including three in acute care and two in intensive care units (ICU):

  • One inpatient case is located in the north, and two in Saskatoon.

  • One ICU case is located in central Saskatchewan, and one in Regina.

  • At least seven cases are a result of local transmission.  The rest are travel-related or cluster-related due to exposure at mass gatherings.

  • Five cases concern individuals 19 years of age and under; all other cases are adults.

  • 69 cases are in the 20-44 age range; 59 are in the 45-64 range; and 23 are in the 65-plus range.

  • 58 per cent of the cases are males and 42 per cent are females.

A temporary tent has been set up at the Emergency entrance at the Wigmore Hospital as part of Covid - 19 precautionary preparations - MJ Independent photo

A temporary tent has been set up at the Emergency entrance at the Wigmore Hospital as part of Covid - 19 precautionary preparations - MJ Independent photo

On a good news front four more people have recovered from the virus. That doubles the total from four recovered to eight.  There may be more cases yet to be reported to Public Health.

To date, 9,086 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan by the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory, an increase of 838 from Saturday’s update. 

The number of cases associated with a snowmobile rally at Christopher Lake on March 14th has grown from 18 on Saturday to 20 on Sunday. The province has been able to track down 76 of the 130 people now thought to have attended the rally.

The government has asked anyone who attended the rally dinner to go into immediate isolation and contact them by dialing 811.

COVID-19 Information Online

Residents can go to www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 for the latest information reorganized to make it easy for residents to find what they need.  It includes information on travel guidance and preventative measures as well as information for care providers.

Unsure of your symptoms?

Visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 and use the self-assessment tool to determine if you should contact HealthLine 811.

Note that any use of the former URL will redirect residents to the new site.  Public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

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