COVID-19 in Sask: 2 new cases, 19 more recoveries
Flight from Calgary to Saskatoon on Aug. 9 announced as an affected flight
Two new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Saskatchewan Saturday, with 19 more recoveries, bringing the number of active cases to 117.
The two new cases come from Saskatoon and the southwest region of the province.
Five people, all in Saskatoon, are in hospital with COVID-19. One person is in in-patient care and four are in intensive care.
The province said out of the 117 active cases, 76 are in communal living settings, which is the term it has been using to describe Hutterite colonies.
Saskatchewan has now had a total of 1,597 reported cases of COVID-19, and a total of 1,458 people have recovered. There have been 22 COVID-19-related deaths in the province.
There were 1,757 COVID-19 tests performed Friday.
Westjet flight exposure
On Friday, the province announced there was possible exposure on a flight from Calgary to Saskatoon on Aug. 9.
Anyone on WestJet Flight WS452 seated in rows 1-5 should self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19.
Regina shoe store exposure
The Saskatchewan Health Authority also announced someone who tested positive for COVID-19 was at the Designer Shoe Warehouse store in Regina's Harbour Landing several times last weekend.
They were in the store on August 14 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., August 16 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., August 17 from noon to 1 p.m., August 19 from noon to 8:30 p.m., and August 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The SHA is asking individuals who visited the store during these times to self-isolate if they have any symptoms of COVID-19.
Prince Albert exposures
The SHA said another individual who tested positive for COVID-19 visited two stores in Prince Albert while likely infectious.
Anyone who visited the Dollarama store on 2nd ave West between 10 a.m and noon or the the Safeway on 2nd ave West between 10 a.m and noon on August 21 should self-isolate if they have any symptoms.