Daily record for COVID-19 tests set in SK as province announces 58 new cases and 56 recoveries

COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan continue to come at a high rate.

Tuesday’s numbers show 58 new cases and 56 recoveries meaning the active case count is now at 652.

The new cases are located in the far North West (1), Far North East (1), North West (8), North Central (6), North East (2), Saskatoon (29), Central East (3), Regina (5), and South East (2) zones and one case is pending location.

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Twenty-four people are in hospital. Eighteen people are receiving inpatient care; seven in the North zone, nine in the Saskatoon zone and two in the Regina zone. Six people are in intensive care; one in the North Central zone, four in Saskatoon and one in Regina.

The province also says a record high 3,434 tests were performed Monday in Saskatchewan bringing the provincial total to 253,675. The previous daily high was 3,049 tests set on October 11.

 

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