Latest COVID update Oct. 30

Saskatchewan reported 76 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with 34 of those recorded in the Saskatoon area.

The total number of cases in the province since March now stands at 3,066.

New cases also were reported Friday in the north-central (19), Regina (seven), northeast (four), central-east (four), far northwest (two), northwest (two), south-central (two) and southeast (two) zones.

“Initial investigations in Saskatoon and Prince Albert are finding that some new cases are linked to known cases and clusters, and some appear to be unknown community transmissions,” the Ministry of Health said in a media release.

The total number of cases in the Saskatoon area now stands at 761, with 608 cases reported so far in the north zone (190 northwest, 287 north-central, 131 northeast).

There also have been 500 cases in the south area (229 southwest, 215 south-central, 56 southeast), 438 in the far north (384 far northwest, 54 far northeast), 380 from the central zone (196 central-west, 184 central-east) and 377 in the Regina region.

The hometowns of two cases are still pending.

The number of active cases being reported in Saskatchewan is now 742, with 257 of those in the Saskatoon area.

There were 41 recoveries reported Friday, increasing that total so far to 2,299. To date, there have been 25 COVID-related deaths in the province.

There are 22 people in Saskatchewan hospitals, with six in intensive care. That includes four people in Saskatoon and one in each of the Regina and north-central zones.

Of the 16 people receiving inpatient care in Saskatchewan, six are in the Saskatoon area, four are in the Regina region, four are in the north-central zone, one is in the far northwest and one is in the northeast area.

The number of health-care workers to contract COVID so far stands at 98, an increase of 16 over the past week.

The total caseload in the province comprises 1,514 community contacts, 781 cases without any known exposures, 409 cases that are being investigated, and 362 travellers.

At the start of October, there were 627 cases among those aged 20 to 39. As of Friday, that number stood at 1,112.

There also have been 864 cases in the 40-to-59 age range, 611 involving people 19 and under, 398 between the ages of 60 and 79, and 81 in the 80-and-over range.

The 2,190 tests done Thursday increased the provincial total to date to 260,333.