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Another resident of Saskatchewan who tested positive for COVID-19 has died.
In a press release Saturday, the provincial government said a person from the Northwest in the age group of 80 had died.
Twelve people who tested positive for COVID have died in the province in the past six days. There have been 45 deaths related to the virus in Saskatchewan since March.
The government also announced 197 new cases in the province, increasing the total to date to 7,888. The seven-day average of new cases is 234, or 19.3 per 100,000.
3,322 cases are now considered active in the province. As of October 29, there were 707 active cases, representing a 370% increase in active cases over the past 30 days.
Cases reported on Saturday were in Saskatoon (56), Regina (73), northwest (five), north-central (17), southwest (16), southeast (two), east-central (five ), far north-west (six), center-west (one), far north-east (four), north-east (five) and center-south (five).
The hometowns of two cases are still under investigation.
A total of 137 recoveries were reported on Saturday, bringing the total to 4,521.
There are 18 people in intensive care units across the province. One patient in north-central, 11 in Saskatoon, one in southwest and five in Regina.
Eighty-eight people are receiving hospital treatment in hospitals across the province. One in the far northwest, nine in the northwest, seven in the north-central, one in the north-east, 30 in Saskatoon, one in the center-east, 18 in Regina, one in the southwest, one in the center- south and 19 in the south-east.
Community outbreaks
The province is reminding people that community transmission can happen quickly with the potential to impact multiple settings.
There was a recent outbreak on a teenage hockey team that resulted in nine players and one manager testing positive. The province said there are more teams currently in solitary confinement.
An outbreak from a curling bonspiel was also reported which led to positive cases on teams from multiple cities and towns in the province.
Positive cases of people attending a recent funeral led to the potential exposure of more than 200 people, according to the province.
Sporting events and community broadcasting also impacted a hospital. Seventeen nurses from the unidentified hospital were required to isolate themselves after being identified as having close contacts with positive cases linked to those events.
The effort required to investigate and contact the trace following these events results in a delayed notification of possible exposure resulting in increased cases.
With “significant outbreaks” occurring at large gatherings and sporting events, people are urged to follow public health orders in place. They are applicable.
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