The novel coronavirus. (Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

Seven new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan

Sep 21, 2020 | 2:33 PM

There are seven new cases of COVID-19 and two more recoveries in Saskatchewan today.

According to a media release, the new cases are located in the Saskatoon (five), Regina (one) and South East (one) zones.

Three of the new cases reported in the Saskatoon area are associated with the workplace outbreak at Brandt Industries and in total there have been 17 cases linked to that workplace.

Of the 1,814 reported cases, 145 are considered active. A total of 1,645 people have recovered.

Investigations completed thus far have found that 27 of the 145 current active cases are from communal living settings.

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A total of 10 people are in hospital. Nine people are receiving inpatient care; seven of those are in Saskatoon, one is in Regina and one is in the South Central zone. One person is in intensive care in Saskatoon.

COVID-19 map. (Government of Saskatchewan)

Of the 1,814 cases in the province 271 cases are travellers, 887 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 525 have no known exposures, and 131 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 303 cases involving people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.

In the province, 591 cases are in the 20 to 39 age range, 561 are in the 40 to 59 age range, 298 are in the 60 to 79 age range, and 61 are in the 80-plus range.

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

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

There are:

• 439 cases are from the south area (222 south west, 199 south central, 18 south east)
• 357 cases are from the far north area (349 far north west, 0 far north central, eight far north east)
• 353 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 271 cases are from the north area (131 north west, 73 north central, 67 north east)
• 234 cases are from the central area (172 central west, 62 central east)
• 160 cases are from the Regina area

To date, 173,764 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of September 19, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers are available from Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 122,761 people tested per million population. The national rate was 176,074 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 1,819 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan.

Public health order fines

The Government of Saskatchewan is reminding residents that failure to comply with public health orders may result in fines.

As stated in the release, the health authority has seen an increase in COVID-19 transmission by both public and private gatherings that violate public health orders. The fines can be $2,000 for individuals or $10,000 for corporations.

These orders include people must self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19. As well as in indoor and outdoor gatherings there must be a maximum of 30 people if there is enough space for people to maintain a two-metre distance, unless from the same household. The gathering sizes have to be smaller if that can’t be maintained.

There can be very serious consequences for not following public health orders, including fines. Fines may be $2,000 for individuals and $10,000 for corporations, plus a victim surcharge.

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