COVID-19 in Sask.: province reports more than 400 new cases for 6th day in a row
CBC
For the sixth day in a row, Saskatchewan has reported more than 400 new COVID-19 cases in a day, with 472 on Friday.
Seven new deaths of people with COVID-19 were also reported.
Meanwhile, there are 223 COVID-19 patients in hospital. Fifty of them are in Saskatchewan's ICUs, up from the 48 reported Thursday.
More than one-third of the new cases are in people under the age of 20, according to the province.
Saskatchewan has had 61,065 cases since the beginning of the pandemic and currently has 4,234 known active cases, according to the provincial dashboard.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases has jumped up to 444, or 36.9 new cases per 100,000 people.
Premier Scott Moe announced a host of new measures meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 on Thursday.
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