Below are COVID updates from local, provincial and national authorities:
August 2-8, 2020
August 4, 2020
- On August 4, 2020, nine new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of cases to 1,368.
- As of August 4:
- 253 cases are considered active.
- eight more people have recovered, for a total of 1,097 recoveries.
- 14 people are in hospital, with seven in ICU.
- 104,279 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 4:
- Over the August 1-3 long weekend, 40 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,359 cases. The locations are as follows:
- nine in the north region
- five in the Saskatoon region
- 16 in the south region
- four in the Regina region
- six in the central region
- Of the 40 new cases, 18 cases are from communal living settings across Saskatchewan.
- As of August 4:
- 252 cases are considered active.
- 1,089 people have recovered.
- 15 people are in hospital, with six in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 103,591 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 4:
- Due to a potential transmission in Turtleford on August 2, visitation is limited at the Riverside Health Complex for both in-patient and acute patient care. Read more.
- The province has introduced a new case-reporting map that breaks up Saskatchewan into 13 regions. Read more.
August 5, 2020
- On August 5, 2020, eight new COVID-19 cases were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of cases to 1,376. Of the new cases, three are in the north east. two are in Saskatoon, one is in central west and two are in Regina.
- As of August 5:
- 225 cases are considered active.
- 36 more people have recovered, for a total of 1,133 recoveries.
- 15 people are in hospital, with eight in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 105,065 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 5:
August 6, 2020
- On August 6, 2020, 11 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,387 cases. Of the new cases, nine are in south central zone, one is in Saskatoon and one is in the south west. Ten of the new cases are individuals living in communal settings.
- As of August 6:
- 204 cases are considered active.
- 31 more people have recovered, for a total of 1,164 recoveries.
- 13 people are in hospital, with six in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 106,019 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 6:
- The province is reporting a 19th COVID-19-related death. This individual was in the Regina region and was in the 70-79 age range.
August 7, 2020
- On August 7, 2020, 23 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,409 cases. Of the new cases, one is in the north west, three are in Saskatoon, two are in central east, two are in Regina, three are in the south west and 12 are in the south central zone. Nineteen of the new cases are people living in communal settings.
- As of August 7:
- 168 cases are considered active.
- 57 more people have recovered, for a provincial total of 1,221 recoveries.
- 13 people are in hospital, with four in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 108,148 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. On August 6, 2,129 tests were completed -- the highest daily number to date.
- As of August 7:
- The province is reporting a 20th COVID-19-related death. This individual was in the south west zone and in the 60-69 age range.
- The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that six million disposable masks have been purchased for schools, and the government is actively considering implementing a mandatory masking policy as outlined under Level 2 of the Safe School's Plan. Read more.
August 9-15, 2020
August 10, 2020
- On August 10, five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,450. Of the new cases, one is in Saskatoon, three are in Regina, and one is in the south central zone.
- As of August 10:
- 165 cases are considered active.
- eight more people have recovered, for a total of 1,265 recoveries.
- 13 people are in hospital, with five in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 113,045 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 10:
- Over the August 8-9 weekend, 39 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,257. Of the new cases, 16 are in Regina, one is in the north west, three are in north central, four are in Saskatoon, one is in central west, four are in the south west, and eight are in the south central zone. Residence information is pending for two cases.
- As of August 9:
- 168 cases are considered active.
- 1,257 people have recovered (36 recoveries over the weekend).
- 13 people are in hospital with six in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 111,748 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 9:
- Precautionary advisories have been released by the SHA specific to Regina and Saskatoon. Read the details here.
August 11, 2020
- On August 11, 2020, 29 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,479 cases. Of the new cases, 17 are in Saskatoon, four are in Regina, four are in the south west, three are in south central and one is in the north west zone. Eleven of the new cases in the Saskatoon zone are in a communal living setting outside the city.
- As of August 11:
- 165 cases are considered active.
- 29 more people have recovered, for a total of 1,294 recoveries.
- 11 people are in hospital, with five in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 113,972 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 11:
August 12, 2020
- On August 12, 2020, five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,484 cases. Of the new cases, four are in Regina and one is in the north central zone.
- As of August 12:
- 150 cases are considered active.
- 20 more people have recovered, for a total of 1,314 recoveries.
- 10 people are in hospital, with five in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 115,004 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 12:
August 13, 2020
- On August 13, 2020, 27 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,511. Of the new cases, 18 are in the south west zone, four in the south central zone, three are in Saskatoon and two are in Regina.
- As of August 13:
- 166 cases are considered active.
- 11 more people have recovered, for a total of 1,325 recoveries.
- 10 people are in hospital, with five in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 116,804 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan
- 22 of 27 new cases are in communal living settings. Of Saskatchewan's 166 active cases, 95 are in communal living settings.
- As of August 13:
August 14, 2020
- On August 14, 2020, 30 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,541.
- Of the new cases, one is in the north central zone, 23 are in the south west zone, and six are in the south central zone.
- As of August 14:
- 174 cases are considered active.
- 22 more people have recovered, for a total of 1,347 recoveries.
- 10 people are in hospital, with five in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 118,470 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan
- All of the 30 new cases are in communal living settings. Of Saskatchewan's 174 active cases, 108 are in communal living settings.
- As of August 14:
August 16-22, 2020
August 17, 2020
- On August 17, 2020, one new case of COVID-19 was reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,581 cases. The new case is in the south west zone.
- As of August 17:
- 172 cases are considered active.
- 22 more people have recovered, for a total of 1,387 recoveries.
- eight people are in hospital, with four in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 123,288 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 17:
- Over the August 15-16 weekend, 40 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,580 cases.
- Of the new cases, 18 are in the north west zone, two are in Saskatoon, 11 are in the south central zone, 1 is in the west central zone, three are in the central east zone, and five are in the south west zone.
- Of the 40 new cases, 35 are from communal living settings.
- As of August 16:
- 193 cases are considered active.
- 18 more people are recovered, for a total of 1,365 recoveries.
- eight people are in hospital, with four in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 122,245 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- Two deaths related to COVID-19 were reported over the August 15-16 weekend:
- Reported August 15, an individual in the south central zone who was in the 80-89 age range.
- Reported August 16, an individual in the north central zone who was in the 80-89 age range.
August 18, 2020
- On August 18, 2020, one new case of COVID-19 was reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,582 cases. The new case is in Saskatoon.
- As of August 18:
- 157 cases are considered active.
- 16 more people have recovered, for a total of 1,403 recoveries.
- eight people are in hospital, with four in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 107 of 157 active cases are in communal living settings.
- 124,219 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 18:
August 19, 2020
- On August 19, 2020, four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,586 cases. Two of the new cases are in the south west zone, and two are in the north west zone.
- As of August 19:
- 154 cases are considered active.
- seven more people have recovered, for a total of 1,410 recoveries.
- seven people are in hospital, with four in ICU.
- 64 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 125,181 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 19:
August 20, 2020
- On August 20, 2020, four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,590. Of the new cases, one is in Saskatoon and three are in the south central zone.
- As of August 20:
- 149 cases are considered active.
- nine more people have recovered, for a total of 1,419 recoveries.
- five people are in hospital, with four in ICU.
- 99 of 149 active cases are people living in communal settings.
- 65 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 126,624 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 20:
August 21, 2020
- On August 21, 2020, six new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,595. Of the new cases, two are in the north west zone, one is in the north east, one is in Saskatoon and two are in the south west zone. One case is an individual who was tested in Alberta.
- As of August 21:
- 134 cases are considered active.
- 20 more people have recovered, for a total of 1,439 recoveries.
- five people are in hospital, with four in ICU.
- 65 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 127,896 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- As of August 21:
August 23-29, 2020
August 24, 2020
- Saskatchewan reported three new cases of COVID-19 on August 24, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 1,602 cases; one case was deemed to be an out-of-province resident and was removed from the provincial total.
- All of today's new cases (3) were reported in the north west zone.
- As of August 24:
- 98 cases are considered active.
- 60 of the active cases are in communal living settings.
- 10 more people are recovered, for a total of 1,482 recoveries.
- Five people are in hospital, with four in ICU.
- 65 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 131,944 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- Over the August 22-23 weekend, five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,600 cases.
- Of the new cases, 2 are in the south west zone, 1 is in the north central zone, 1 is in Regina and 1 is in Saskatoon.
- As of August 23:
- 106 cases are considered active.
- 69 of the active cases are in communal living settings.
- 33 more people are recovered, for a total of 1,472 recoveries.
- Five people are in hospital, with four in ICU.
- 65 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 130,913 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- Over the August 22-23 weekend, the following advisories were issued:
August 25, 2020
- No new cases of COVID-19 were reported on August 25, 2020; one previously reported case was determined to be an out-of-province resident, bringing the provincial total to 1,601cases.
- One additional Saskatchewan resident with COVID-19 has died.
- As of August 25:
- 88 cases are considered active.
- 57 of the active cases are in communal living settings.
- 10 more people are recovered, for a total of 1,490 recoveries.
- Four people are in hospital, with three in ICU.
- 65 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 133, 332 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
August 26, 2020
- Three new cases of COVID-19 were reported on August 26, 2020 bringing the provincial total to 1,604 cases.
- One additional Saskatchewan resident with COVID-19 has died.
- As of August 26:
- 60 cases are considered active.
- 24 of the active cases are in communal living settings.
- 30 more people are recovered, for a total of 1,520 recoveries.
- Three people are in hospital; two people are in the ICU in Saskatoon.
- 66 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 133, 518 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
August 27, 2020
- There were 5 new cases of COVID-19 reported on August 27, 2020 bringing the provincial total to 1,609 cases.
- Of the new cases 3 are from the north west zone and 2 from the Saskatoon zone.
- As of August 27:
- 58 cases are considered active.
- 29 of the active cases are in communal living settings.
- 7 more people are recovered, for a total of 1,527 recoveries.
- Three people are in hospital; two people are in ICU in Saskatoon.
- 24 deaths have been reported to date.
- 66 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 134, 772 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- Today the ministries of Health and Education released The Safe Schools Plan: Parent Information Packages
- Packages contains general background on the Safe Schools Plan and guidance on how to prepare for a safe return to schools.
- The package contains new information on the notification and illness process if a child, teacher or staff members tests positive for COVID-19, and guidance on further steps that could be taken including when individual students or cohorts should self-monitor or self-isolate.
- Package also includes detailed fact-sheets on COVID-19 testing options and, processes for notification of illness in school, and information regarding thresholds for changes to in-classroom learning.
- Read more
- In addition, an advisory for the Yorkton areas was issued for potential exposure at Starbuck (Broadway St. E) on Aug 18 and 20; read more.
August 28, 2020
- Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan on August 28, 2020 bringing the provincial total to 1,611 cases.
- The new cases are located in the Far North (1) and Saskatoon (1) zones.
- As of August 28:
- 44 cases are considered active.
- 20 of the active cases are in communal living settings.
- 16 more people are recovered, for a total of 1,543 recoveries.
- Three people remain in hospital; two people are in ICU in Saskatoon.
- 24 deaths have been reported to date.
- 66 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 136, 333 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
August 30-31, 2020
August 31
- Four (4) new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan on August 31, 2020 bringing the provinical total to 1,619 cases.
- The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (1), Central East (1), South West (1) and South Central (1) zones.
- As of August 31:
- 34 cases are considered active.
- Five (5) of the active cases are in communal living settings.
- 12 more people are recovered, for a total of 1,561 recoveries.
- Three (3) people remain in hospital; two (2) people are in ICU in Saskatoon.
- 24 deaths have been reported to date.
- 66 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 140, 253 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- Over the August 29-30 weekend, four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,615 cases.
- The new cases are located in the South West (2) and Saskatoon (2) zones.
- As of August 30:
- 42 cases are considered active.
- 17 of the active cases are in communal living settings.
- 6 more people are recovered, for a total of 1,549 recoveries.
- Three people are in hospital, with two in ICU.
- 66 cases are in healthcare workers.
- 139, 272 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
- The following advisory has been issued:
- Over the August 29-30 weekend, the following advisories were issued:
