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There were 10 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on October 7,Ìýbringing the total to 1,994 reported cases.ÌýThe newest cases were located in the Saskatoon (4), Central West (1), Central East (1), Regina (3) and South East (1) zones.
One case with pending location from October 6 has been assigned to the Central East zone. Of the 1,994 reported cases, 138 were considered active. A total of 1,832 people recovered.
Five people were in hospital. Four people received inpatient care in Saskatoon. One person was in intensive care in Regina.
To date, 205,463 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. As of October 5, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were made available from Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 143,426 people tested per million population.ÌýThe national rate was 206,423 people tested per million of the population.
A total of 1,730 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan on Oct. 6.
COVID-19 testing has been made available to anyone who has requested it. A referral for testing can be made by contacting HealthLine 811, their physicians or nurse practitioners. If anyone required urgent care, they were advised to call 911.
For information on testing in Saskatchewan, click .
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