Saskatchewan reports six new COVID-19 cases, seven more recoveries

The province announced six new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan on Saturday.

Seven more recoveries were also reported in the government news release.

All new cases are located in the far north region, bringing the total number of cases considered active to 103.

New numbers bring the total number of cases in Saskatchewan to 777, with 661 recoveries reported.

Six people are in hospital – five in inpatient care and one in intensive care in Saskatoon

.Of the five patients not in intensive care, three of them are located in the north region, one in Saskatoon and one in the south.

Thirteen people in Saskatchewan have died from COVID-19.

Case breakdown

Of the 777 cases in the province, 163 of them are from travelling, 472 are from community contact, 103 have no known exposures and 39 remain under investigation by public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan, 322 of the cases are from the far north, 186 are from the Saskatoon area, 114 from the north, 80 from the Regina area, 63 from the south and 12 from the central region.

Fifty five cases are from healthcare workers.

Age breakdown

People 19 years old and younger account for 113 of the cases.

People aged 20 to 39 account for 266 cases.

Two hundred forty-seven cases were recorded for people aged 40 to 59.

People aged 60 to 79 account for 130 cases.

Twenty one cases were recorded in people aged 80 and above.

Fifty-one per cent of the cases are women and 49 per cent are men.