COVID-19 in Sask.: 470 new cases and 5 more deaths
CBC
Saskatchewan reported five more COVID-19 related deaths and another increase in hospitalization numbers on Friday.
People in Saskatchewan are dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate than in any other province in the country.
As of Wednesday, Saskatchewan's rate of COVID-19 deaths for the last 14 days was at 4.8 per 100,000 people, according to the Canadian government, followed by Alberta (4.6) and First Nations reserves (2.9).
Across the country, only the Northwest Territories reported a higher rate of deaths for the last 14 days, at 11.1 per 100,000 population.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 700 people with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan are known to have died.
According to the province, three of the new deaths were in the 60 to 79 age group, and two of the people were 80 or older.
Hospitalization numbers went up for the third day in a row, to 313 from 307.