Even with the outbreak in northern Saskatchewan, the province continues to see low numbers of new COVID-19 cases.
Only two new cases were reported in Saskatchewan on Sunday, bringing the province's total to 315 reported cases, including one presumptive.
There were no recoveries on Apr. 18, meaning the overall total remains at 234, with 81 active cases in the province.
Four people remain in hospital, one of those in intensive care.
Southern Saskatchewan – including Moose Jaw, Swift Current and Weyburn – continues to sit at a total of 15 cases, a number that has not changed in almost two weeks. Only two cases remain active in this region.
The Saskatoon and Humboldt region continues to be the hardest hit with 149 total cases, including 39 active.
There have been four COVID-19 related deaths in Saskatchewan.
Of the 315 cases in the province:
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134 cases are travel related;
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132 are contacts or linked to mass gatherings;
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29 have no known exposures; and
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20 are under investigation by local public health.
Overall in Saskatchewan:
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35 of the cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
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149 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 70 from the Regina area, 59 from the north, 15 from the south, 11 from the central region and 11 from the far north.
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24 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
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114 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 106 are in the 40 to 59 age range; 63 are in the 60-79 age range; and eight are in the 80-plus range.
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52 per cent of the cases are males and 48 per cent are females.
To date, 23,909 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province, the second highest rate of testing per capita in Canada
Case surveillance and testing information, including regional locations of cases, is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
