Canada: Sask. November -December 2020 Covid Cases/News

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Source: https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/we-are-...tion-1.5183937

'We are losing the battle': As COVID-19 numbers surge, over 300 Sask. doctors sign letter calling for more action
CTV News Saskatoon
Published Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:54AM CST Last Updated Wednesday, November 11, 2020 2:24PM CST

SASKATOON -- In a letter addressed to Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and the province's top medical official Dr. Saqib Shahab, more than 300 doctors are calling for "leadership" in the face of rising numbers of COVID-19 cases.

"Saskatoon ICUs are at 130 per cent capacity and are diverting patients. It is becoming increasingly clear to us, physicians from across Saskatchewan, that we are losing the battle against this virus," the letter says.

"If more is not done to change our course we are confident that winter will bring overflowing hospitals, cancelled surgeries, overwhelmed healthcare providers, and needless deaths."...

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Source: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/new-restri...ases-1.5185645


New restrictions under consideration as Sask. reports 111 more COVID-19 cases
Michaela Solomon
CTVNewsRegina.ca Senior Digital Content Producer
Published Thursday, November 12, 2020 3:38AM CST Last Updated Thursday, November 12, 2020 2:30PM CST

REGINA -- Saskatchewan reported 111 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the province to 1,459 active cases.

In a news release the province said it is currently considering "additional public health measures" which Dr. Saqib Shahab will announce on Friday at 11:30 a.m.

There are currently 49 people in hospital in Saskatchewan. There are 36 people receiving inpatient care. Thirteen people are in the ICU including one in the northwest, two in the north central zone, seven in Saskatoon, two in the central east and one in Regina...

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Source: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-i...tive-1.5190691

COVID-19 in Sask: 181 new cases, 1,928 active
CTVNewsRegina.ca
Published Monday, November 16, 2020 9:13AM CST Last Updated Monday, November 16, 2020 1:59PM CST

REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government has announced 181 new cases of COVID-19 and 60 new recoveries.

In a news release on Monday, the province said 68 people are in hospital. There are 52 people in inpatient care and 16 people in intensive care.

There are 41 new cases in the Saskatoon area, 32 in the Regina area and 18 in the north central area, which includes Prince Albert...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7468357/s...ce=site_banner

Saskatchewan brings in province-wide mask mandate, limits gatherings to 5
By Roberta Bell Global News
Posted November 17, 2020 3:39 pm
Updated November 17, 2020 5:11 pm

With coronavirus cases continuing to surge, Saskatchewan is expanding its mask mandate to cover the entire province and further restricting social gatherings, setting a new lower cap of five people.

The province announced the new measures in a press release Tuesday, as officials reported 240 new infections — the second highest single-day total to date.

The new measures come into effect Thursday and will be in place until at least Dec. 17, when they are subject to review by the province’s chief medical health officer...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7470258/c...e-november-18/

Saskatchewan reports 32nd death as active coronavirus cases, hospitalizations climb
By Thomas Piller Global News
Posted November 18, 2020 2:42 pm
Updated November 18, 2020 2:59 pm

Saskatchewan reported its 32nd coronavirus-related death as it gave an update on new cases on Wednesday.

The deceased who tested positive for COVID-19 was in their 60s and was from the north east zone, according to a press release.

Health officials said there were 132 new cases in the daily update, with the overall total for the province growing to 5,553 since the first case was reported in March. One infection was deemed out-of-province and removed from Saskatchewan’s total cases.

According to a press release, most of the new cases are located in the Saskatoon zone with 56, while there are 18 in Regina, 10 in north central, eight each in far north central and south east, six each in far north east and north west, four each in north east and south central, two in south west and the rest in far north west and central west. Residence information is still pending for eight new infections.

In the province, 76 people are currently in hospital with COVID-19 — 59 are receiving inpatient care and 17 are in intensive care. This is the highest amount of hospitalizations to date...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7472434/w...-saskatchewan/

‘Drastic increase’ in COVID-19 cases likely for Saskatoon: researchers
By David Giles Global News
Posted November 19, 2020 12:59 pm

A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team says an imminent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatoon is likely in the next seven days.

Markus Brinkmann, a USask toxicologist, is expecting an average of 100 to 150 new cases daily in Saskatoon.

“Numbers of copies of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in the wastewater have been climbing,” Brinkmann said.

“We expect another drastic increase this week and potentially ranging into next week...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...sday-1.5808515

COVID-19 in Sask: 98 new cases announced Thursday
Thursday marks 1st day of expanded mask mandate, lower private gathering sizes, other regulations
Nicholas Frew ? CBC News ? Posted: Nov 19, 2020 2:16 PM CT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Saskatchewan public health officials announced 98 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, pushing the total of known active cases in the province to 2,066.

Recent weather may have impacted the number of new cases found.

"Weather and logistical impediments resulted in a volume of specimens reaching the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory after the reporting period for November 19," the province said in a news release.

Twenty-five of the new cases were from the Regina area, 14 are from the south central region, 12 cases each were from the north central and north west regions, while 10 of the cases were from the Saskatoon region.

The north east, south east and central east regions each have five new cases. The far north east has three new cases, the far north west has two and one new case was announced in the central west zone.

Four of the new cases have pending location information...

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Source: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-sets-...rday-1.5199302

Sask. sets new record with 439 COVID-19 cases reported Saturday
Brendan Ellis
CTVNewsRegina.ca Digital Content Producer
Published Saturday, November 21, 2020 1:46PM CST Last Updated Saturday, November 21, 2020 2:09PM CST

REGINA -- The Government of Saskatchewan reported 439 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, setting a new single-day increase record.

The previous daily high of 308 was set one week ago, on Nov. 14.

The province said over the past week, Saskatchewan has averaged 203 new cases daily, or 16.7 new cases per 100,000 population...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...2020-1.5812922


COVID-19 in Sask: 4 more deaths, 235 new cases reported Monday
37 deaths in Saskatchewan now connected to COVID-19
CBC News ? Posted: Nov 23, 2020 2:11 PM CT | Last Updated: 17 minutes ago

The Saskatchewan government says four more people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

The deaths include a person in their 60s from the far north east zone, a person older than 80 from the north west zone, a person in their 60s from the north central zone and a person in their 70s from the Saskatoon zone.

The four deaths reported Monday brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the province to 37. The provincial Ministry of Health says COVID-19 is recorded as the cause of death when the disease directly caused or is assumed to have caused or contributed to a person's death.

Saskatchewan announced 235 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of known active cases in the province to 2,864...

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Source: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-repor...tive-1.5202134

Sask. reports 175 new COVID-19 cases, 2,927 active
Brendan Ellis
CTVNewsRegina.ca Digital Content Producer
Published Tuesday, November 24, 2020 8:04AM CST Last Updated Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:13PM CST

REGINA -- The Government of Saskatchewan reported 175 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the provincial active case count to 2,927.

Saskatchewan’s seven-day average of daily cases is 209, which equals 17.3 new cases per 100,000 population...

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Source: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-surpa...sday-1.5203792

Sask. surpasses 3,000 active COVID-19 cases, adding 164 Wednesday
Brendan Ellis
CTVNewsRegina.ca Digital Content Producer
Published Wednesday, November 25, 2020 8:57AM CST Last Updated Wednesday, November 25, 2020 1:55PM CST

REGINA -- The Government of Saskatchewan reported 164 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the province’s active case total above 3,000.

The province is recording 214 cases per day over a seven-day average, or 17.7 new cases per 100,000 population.

In a release, the province said seven new cases are in the far northwest zone, three in the far north central zone, eight in the far northeast zone, one in the northwest zone, 10 in the north central zone, five in the northeast zone, 37 in Saskatoon, three in the central east zone, 69 in Regina, nine in the southwest zone, one in the south central zone and nine in the southeast zone...

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Source: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/3-deaths-r...rted-1.5205416

3 deaths related to COVID-19 in Sask., 299 new cases reported
Michaela Solomon
CTVNewsRegina.ca Senior Digital Content Producer
Published Thursday, November 26, 2020 8:17AM CST Last Updated Thursday, November 26, 2020 3:08PM CST

REGINA -- Saskatchewan reported 299 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths on Thursday.

One of the individuals who died was in their 70s in Saskatoon. Two others were in their 80s and lived in the northwest region.

There are 3,146 active in Saskatchewan. One-hundred seventy-eight recoveries were reported on Thursday for a total of 4,176 to date...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...v-27-1.5819527

COVID-19 in Sask.: 4 more deaths, 329 new cases Friday
Saskatoon is the hot spot with 158 new cases; now has over 1,000 active cases
CBC News ? Posted: Nov 27, 2020 2:36 PM CT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Four more Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

The latest deaths, announced Friday, bring the total number of COVID-19-related deaths in the province to 44.

Three of the deaths involved people in the 80 and over age group, from the north central, Regina and southeast zones. The fourth death involved a person in their 70s from the south central zone.

The province also reported 329 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 3,263 of which are considered active.

Saskatoon is the hot spot, with 158 new cases. That zone now has over 1,000 active cases...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7491418/c...v-29-covid-19/

Saskatchewan reports 351 new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations reach all-time high
By Mickey Djuric Global News
Posted November 29, 2020 3:22 pm
Updated November 29, 2020 4:20 pm

Saskatchewan reported 351 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the provincial caseload to 8,239.

Read more: Abuse, understaffing hampering contact tracing in Saskatchewan: nurses’ union

The new cases are located in the following areas:

Far North West: 10
Far North Central: 1
Far North East: 8
North West: 28
North Central: 10
North East: 12
Saskatoon: 94
Central West: 2
Central East: 15
Regina: 120
South West: 19
South Central: 10
South East: 18

The location of four cases remains pending.

The seven-day average of daily cases rose to 250 on Sunday, up from 234 on Saturday. That translates to about 20.6 new cases per 100,000 people.

Hospitalizations continue to rise along with cases.

On Sunday, the province reported a record-high of COVID-19 hospitalizations. There are 115 people in the hospital, with 23 people in the ICU, which is also a record high...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...nday-1.5822133

Sask. has 3rd highest COVID-19 case rate in country; 2 more deaths Monday
325 new cases announced Monday, total deaths in the province now at 47
Laura Sciarpelletti ? CBC News ? Posted: Nov 30, 2020 2:21 PM CT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Saskatchewan now has the third-highest rate of cases in Canada, behind the two other prairie provinces Manitoba and Alberta.

Saskatchewan reported 325 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases of COVID-19 in the province was 307 per 100,000 population as of Sunday.

The province reported two more deaths due to COVID-19.

The two residents who died after testing positive for COVID-19 lived in the south central and south east zones. Both individuals were in the 80 and up age category.

A total of 47 deaths have been reported in the province since the beginning of the pandemic...

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Source: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/one-more-s...ases-1.5217020

One more Sask. COVID-19 death reported, 283 new cases
Brendan Ellis
CTVNewsRegina.ca Digital Content Producer
Published Friday, December 4, 2020 8:26AM CST Last Updated Friday, December 4, 2020 1:59PM CST

REGINA -- A person from the south zone has died after testing positive for COVID-19, marking the province’s 55th death related to the virus.

The person was in the 80-plus age range.

The province also reported 283 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing Saskatchewan’s active case count to 4,116...