More than one hundred Saskatchewan residents have tested positive for COVID-19 as of March 27.
In the latest provincial update, nine new people are confirmed to have tested positive for the disease. All 104 cases have been confirmed by the Roy Romanow Provincial Library in Regina.
Three people are confirmed to have recovered from the virus. Six people have been hospitalized due to COVID-19, including one inpatient hospitalization in northern Saskatchewan. Three people have been hospitalized in Regina, including one person in intensive care, while two people (including one intensive care case) are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Saskatoon.
Six cases of local transmission have been reported within Saskatchewan, with another case being reported March 27 in the central region of the province.
While Manitoba reported their first death due to COVID-19 March 27, no Saskatchewan deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported.
The province has subdivided cases by region, saying 13 cases of COVID-19 have been found in what was considered "North" Saskatchewan and another three in what was considered "Far North" Saskatchewan. As of March 26, there were only three COVID-19 cases in northern Saskatchewan.
In the "Far North" portion off the province, 122 total tests have been completed, covering 115 patients. All but three have tested negative for the disease.
Since the beginning of the outbreak, a total of 7,580 tests for COVID-19 have been conducted in Saskatchewan. New appointment-only testing sites have opened in Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Weyburn and Yorkton.
Two staff members at Saskatoon Correctional Centre have also tested positive for COVID-19 and have been instructed to self-isolate themselves at home.
"These staff have been directed by public health authorities to self-isolate at home and Corrections is working with public health authorities to determine who these individuals might have come into contact with within the correctional facility and what measures need to be taken as a result," reads a March 27 press release.
"Staff who believe they are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 are asked to contact a health care provider and to notify their supervisor of their concerns. We are working with health authorities to ensure corrections workers, like other essential service providers, receive priority testing for COVID-19."
Saskatchewan provincial parks have been closed as of March 23 after consultation with provincial health officials.
