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Province records another death, 42 new cases of COVID-19

Jul 23, 2020 | 1:57 PM

A person in their 60s from the North region who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, marking the sixteenth death recorded from the virus in Saskatchewan.

Today, the province is reporting 42 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 1,072 cases. There are 23 cases in the South, 11 in the central region, three in the North, three in the Far North, and two in the Saskatoon region.

The latest cases of COVID-19 across the province, as of July 23. (submitted photo/SHA)

Of the new cases, 17 are from colonies in the southwest and west central regions where there were already existing cases. There are 15 Hutterite communities with active cases in both those regions.

From the total 1,072 reported cases, 218 are considered active. There have been 838 recoveries.

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A graph of the COVID-19 data since the virus arrived in Saskatchewan. The current active case total (218) is the highest amount recorded. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

There are 13 people hospitalized: nine are receiving inpatient care with five in Saskatoon, two in the North, one in the South and one in Regina. Four people are in the intensive care unit, with three in Saskatoon and one in the South.

Of the total cases, 192 are travellers, 559 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 205 have no known exposures and 116 remain under investigation by local public health.

Across the province, 58 cases are health care workers (although not all sourced their infections at work), 347 are from the Far North, 218 are from the Saskatoon area, 128 are from the North, 196 are from the South, 87 are from the Regina area and 96 are from the central region.

There are 161 cases involving people 19 years old and under.

There are 359 cases in the 20 to 39 age range, 335 in the 40 to 59 age range, 183 in the 60 to 79 age range and 34 are in the 80-plus age range.

Fifty-one per cent of cases are females and 49 per cent are males.

To date 86,384 cases have been performed in the province. The province has made testing available to anyone who requests it. Yesterday, there was an all-time high of 1,468 COVID-19 tests performed in Saskatchewan.

Preventing the spread

Last week, the province reminded everyone in affected areas to take steps to reduce the spread of the virus. The steps are:

1. Stay in your home community as much as possible.
2. Self-isolate and get tested if you are feeling unwell at all.
3. Self-isolate and get tested if you have been in contact with anyone who is known to have tested positive.
4. Limit your interpersonal contacts and group gatherings as much as possible.

The provincial government is working with leaders in all communities with a significant number of cases. There are restrictions on travel in and out of affected communities, and includes travel between Hutterite communities.

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