COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to Over 750 with 79 in Saskatchewan ICUs | The Canadian News

For the 37th day in a row, Saskatchewan’s death toll from COVID-19 has risen.

The four recently deceased people who tested positive for the virus include one person in the 80-plus age group and three in the 60-79 age group. There have now been 751 COVID-19 related deaths in the province.

According to the Saskatchewan government panel, there were 425 new cases, bringing the total infections in Saskatchewan to 72,458. The seven-day average of daily new infections died to 483 from 486 on October 10.

Active infections in the province have declined and now number 4,658. The Saskatoon area leads the province with 1,109.

Saskatchewan hospitals currently care for 347 COVID-19 patients: 268 are receiving inpatient care and 79 are in ICU. This is the same number of people in the ICU as yesterday and the highest number to date.

The number of recoveries of the virus has increased by 466 to a total of 67,049.

According to the board, 2,995 tests for COVID-19 were conducted on October 10. To date, 1,175,318 tests have been carried out in the province.

A total of 1,603,536 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan, the dashboard showed. Of the 425 new cases on Monday, the provincial government said 354 were not vaccinated, including 90 ineligible children under the age of 12.

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To prevent the virus from spreading, experts recommend frequent hand washing and coughing into your sleeve. They also recommend minimizing contact with others, staying home as long as possible and keeping a distance of two meters from other people if you go out. In situations where you cannot keep a safe distance from others, public health officials recommend wearing a non-medical mask or covering to prevent the spread of respiratory droplets that can transmit the virus. In some provinces and municipalities across the country, masks or face coverings are now mandatory in indoor public spaces.

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