There is only a pair of new cases to report for May 25 as eight more people have recovered bringing the number of active cases in Saskatchewan to 81. One new case is from the far north region; the other is from the north.

Six people are in hospital with one inpatient in Regina, another in the north, and four intensive care patients in Saskatoon. A total of 546 individuals have recovered.

Of Saskatchewan’s 634 listed cases, 141 are travellers, 358 are community contacts, 76 have no known exposures, and 59 are under investigation by public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

  • 50 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
  • 252 of the cases are from the Far North, 167 are from the Saskatoon area, 111 from the North, 76 from the Regina area, 16 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
  • 93 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 226 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 193 are in the 40-59 age range; 104 are in the 60-79 age range; and 18 are in the 80-plus range.
  • 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 percent are males.
  • Seven deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 44,312 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province.

The province is also seeking to expand its testing by having workers returning under Phases 2 or 3 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan. Information on securing a test is available by calling HealthLine 811 or on the government’s website.