COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports one death, 85 new cases
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The Saskatchewan Health Authority has also announced that 50 per cent of eligible SHA staff who helped with the surge in COVID-19 cases have returned to their home positions.
One new COVID-19 death and 85 new cases have been reported in Saskatchewan‘s COVID-19 provincial update on Tuesday.
Total reported cases are up to 79,610 in Saskatchewan while total recoveries have increased to 77,601 after the province announced 104 more recoveries on Tuesday.
New cases were located in the following regions:
According to the government update, 69 previously reported cases have been removed from the total case counts since they had been reported as cases in error.
“A review of these cases found they were negative PCR results,” said the government in its statement. “The date of collection for these specimens range from June 27 to October 12, 2021.”
Just under 26 per cent of new cases are residents in the 40 to 59 age category. More than 40 per cent of new cases eligible for vaccination were fully vaccinated, according to the Tuesday update.
Active cases are down to 1,112 and the seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases is at 110, or 9.1 new cases per 100,000 population.
In terms of hospitalizations, there are 171 individuals in hospital, including 129 people receiving inpatient care and 42 in intensive care. Health officials say 111 of the 171 hospitalizations were not fully vaccinated people.
