Summary
As of May 9, there are nine (9) new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 553 reported cases.
- New cases are the Far North (5), North (3) and Central (1) regions
- No (0) new cases were Saskatchewan residents tested out of province
- 553 cases are confirmed and none (0) are presumptive (referred to RRPL/NML for confirmatory testing)
- 207 cases out of the 553 cases are considered active (37.4%)
- 184 cases are in the far north, 163 cases are from the Saskatoon area, 103 cases are from the north, 76 cases are from the Regina area, 15 cases are from the south and 12 cases are from the central area
- 74 of the cases are individuals in the 19 and under age category; all others are adults, with 50% of the cases are males and 50% are females
- 138 of cases are travel-related, 273 are either contacts or linked to a mass gathering event, 61 have no known exposures and 81 are under investigation by local public health
- 46 cases are healthcare workers, although the source of their infections may not be health care related
- A total of 15 individuals are currently hospitalized; including 10 inpatient hospitalizations and five (5) in ICU hospitalization
- Six (6) Saskatchewan residents with COVID-19 have died. Saskatchewan now has a fatality rate of 1.1%
- A total of 340 individuals have recovered (61.5%)
- 36,117 COVID-19 tests had been performed in Saskatchewan
Summary of Persons with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan (as of May 9, 2020)
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| Region |
Total Cases |
Confirmed Cases |
*Active Cases |
Inpatient Hospitalizations |
ICU Hospitalizations |
Recovered** |
Deaths^ |
| Far North |
184 |
184 |
150 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
1 |
| North |
103 |
103 |
40 |
6 |
1 |
62 |
1 |
| Central (excluding Saskatoon) |
12 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
| Saskatoon |
163 |
163 |
15 |
4 |
4 |
146 |
2 |
| South (excluding Regina) |
15 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
| Regina |
76 |
76 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
74 |
1 |
| Total Saskatchewan |
553*** |
553 |
207 |
10 |
5 |
340 |
6 |
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*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 reported by the RRPL.
^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
National Case Numbers - Public Health Agency of Canada
Summary of Persons with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan by Age (as of May 9, 2020)
| Total Cases |
Age 19 and Under |
Age 20 to 39 |
Ages 40 to 59 |
Age 60 to 79 |
Age 80+ |
| 553* |
74 |
196 |
173 |
94 |
16 |
*Includes no (0) presumptive cases
Number of COVID-19 Confirmed and Presumptive Cases (as of May 9, 2020)
Note: As of May 1, 2020, bars in the chart Number of COVID-19 Confirmed and Presumptive Cases have been subdivided by number of cases in the zones to show how many cases in each zone by day.
COVID-19 Laboratory Testing Summary for Saskatchewan
Cumulative counts as of May 9, 2020
Total Tests Performed: 36,117 (a person may have multiple tests performed)
Summary of Persons Tested for COVID-19 in former RHAs (as of May 9, 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 |
1,736 |
0 |
184 |
1,553 |
1,905 |
| North |
5,965 |
0 |
103 |
5,868 |
6,530 |
| Central (excluding Saskatoon) |
2,204 |
0 |
12 |
2,192 |
2,370 |
| Saskatoon |
12,334 |
0 |
163 |
12,172 |
13,312 |
| South (excluding Regina) |
3,232 |
0 |
15 |
3,217 |
3,433 |
| Regina |
7,726 |
0 |
76 |
7,649 |
8,286 |
| Total |
33,453 |
0 |
553 |
32,905 |
36,117 |
Source: RRPL Daily Test Count Table by former RHA
Summary of Persons Tested for COVID-19 by Day (as of May 9, 2020)
Source: RRPL Daily Test Count Table
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