As of April 30, 2020, Saskatchewan has six new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 389.
Three of the new cases are from the north region (two in Lloydminster), two from the Saskatoon area and one from the far north (La Loche).
Eighty-eight of the cases are considered active. Four more people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 295.
Currently, there are 10 people in hospital – seven are receiving inpatient care (four in Lloydminster and three in Saskatoon), while three are in intensive care (Saskatoon).
Of the 389 cases in the province:
Overall in Saskatchewan:
To date, 29,642 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. As of April 28, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 23,269 people tested per million population, which exceeds the national rate of 20,176 people tested per million population.
Take Precautions when Forming an Extended Household Group
With extreme caution and under the following conditions, one or two close families may form an extended household group:
You should always be aware of who you have been in contact with over the past two weeks. These are the people who would need to be contacted by public health if you were to test positive for COVID-19.
If you are experiencing fever, cough or shortness of breath, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19. You can also take the online self-assessment at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.
Summary of Persons with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan (as of April 30, 2020)
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Region | Total Cases | Confirmed Cases | *Active Cases | Inpatient Hospitalizations | ICU Hospitalizations | Recovered** | Deaths^ |
Far North | 58 | 58 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
North | 77 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
Central (excluding Saskatoon) | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Saskatoon | 153 | 153 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 140 | 2 |
South (excluding Regina) | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Regina | 75 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 |
Total Saskatchewan | 389*** | 389 | 88 | 7 | 3 | 295 | 6 |
*Active case count may be an overestimate. Active cases are calculated by subtracting deaths and recovered cases from total cases
**There may be more recovered cases yet to be reported to Public Health.
***There are no (0) presumptive cases.
^Data has been adjusted to account for the place of residence information provided on health cards.
Source: PHB notifications and RRPL Daily Test Count Table.
NOTE: Boundaries were changed. As a result, the count distribution has changed from the March 25th summary. Far North – AHA, fKYHR, fMCHR; North – fPNHR, fKTHR, fPAPHR; Central – fHHR, fSHR; Saskatoon – fSkHR; South – fCHR, fFHHR, fSCHR; Regina – fRQHR