Summary
As of April 6, there are four (4) new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 253 reported cases of COVID‐19 in Saskatchewan.
- No (0) new cases were Saskatchewan residents tested in out of province
- 253 cases are confirmed and no (0) cases are presumptive
- 169 cases out of the 253 cases are considered active (66.8%)
- Eleven (11) of the cases are individuals in the zero to 19-year-old category; all others are adults, with 53% of the cases are males and 47% are females
- Fourteen (14) cases are a result of local exposures that are unidentifiable and are not related to travel or mass gathering/event-related
- A total of four (4) individuals are hospitalized; including two (2) inpatient hospitalizations and two (2) in ICU hospitalization (Saskatoon counts pending confirmation)
- Three (3) Saskatchewan residents with COVID-19 have died. Saskatchewan now has a fatality rate of 1.2%
- A total of eighty-one (81) individuals have recovered (32.0%)
- To date, 14,178 COVID-19 tests have been performed
Summary of Persons with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan (as of April 6, 2020)
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| Region |
Total Cases |
Confirmed Cases** |
Active Cases |
Inpatient Hospitalizations |
ICU Hospitalizations |
Recovered* |
Deaths |
| Far North |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| North |
47 |
47 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
1 |
| Central (excluding Saskatoon) |
10 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Saskatoon |
127 |
127 |
97 |
2 |
1 |
29 |
1 |
| South (excluding Regina) |
15 |
15 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Regina |
51 |
51 |
28 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
0 |
| Total Saskatchewan |
253 |
253 |
169 |
2 |
2 |
81 |
3 |
NOTES: Table includes a total of six (6) cases tested in out of province laboratories
*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.
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
Summary of Persons with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan by Age (as of April 6, 2020)
| Total Cases |
Age 19 and Under |
Age 20 to 44 |
Ages 45 to 64 |
Age 65+ |
| 253 |
11 |
110 |
89 |
43 |
Number of COVID-19 Confirmed Cases (as of April 6, 2020)
COVID-19 Laboratory Testing Summary for Saskatchewan
Cumulative counts as of April 5, 2020
Total Tests Performed: 13,528 (a person may have multiple tests performed)
Summary of Persons Tested for COVID-19 in former RHAs (as of April 6, 2020)
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| Region |
# of Patients with Tests Ordered
|
# Patients Presumptive Positive |
# Patients Confirmed Positive |
# Patients Confirmed Negative |
Total # of Tests Performed |
| Far North |
264 |
0 |
3 |
261 |
280 |
| North |
1,921 |
0 |
47 |
1,878 |
1,973 |
| Central (excluding Saskatoon) |
880 |
0 |
10 |
870 |
905 |
| Saskatoon |
5,706 |
0 |
127 |
5,581 |
5,912 |
| South (excluding Regina) |
1,364 |
0 |
15 |
1,349 |
1,413 |
| Regina |
3,509 |
0 |
51 |
3,458 |
3,658 |
| Total |
13,680 |
0 |
253 |
13,433 |
14,178 |
Source: RRPL Daily Test Count Table by former RHA
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.
As the geographic locations for some people tested are unknown, numbers in the columns may not add up to the total number.
Summary of Persons Tested for COVID-19 by week (as of April 6, 2020)
Source: RRPL Daily Test Count Table
COVID-19 is a serious health threat, and the situation is evolving daily. The Public Health Agency of Canada is monitoring the situation and providing updates on the risk to Canadians.