Saskatchewan health authorities announced one new case of COVID-19 and fourteen new recoveries on April 16. This continues the trend of single digit numbers of new cases and recoveries in the teens.

The number of provincial recoveries is now at 219, meaning there are only 82 active cases. The total provincial number stands at 305. There are seven people in hospital with no one currently in intensive care.

Of the 305 total cases 132 are connected to travel, 124 are community contacts, 29 have no known exposures, and 20 are still under investigation.

Today’s overall data includes:

  • 34 of the cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
  • 147 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 68 from the Regina area, 58 from the north, 15 from the south, 10 from the central region and seven from the far north.
  • 22 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 131 cases are in the 20-44 age range; 101 are in the 45-64 age range; and 51 are in the 65-plus range.
  • 52 per cent of the cases are males and 48 percent are females.
  • Four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 21,569 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province.  Saskatchewan continues to have the second highest rate of testing per capita among the provinces.

Case surveillance and testing information, including regional locations of confirmed cases, is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.