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The Regina area had four of the five new COVID-19 cases reported by the Government of Saskatchewan on Wednesday.
The total number of cases in the area is now 129, with 29 of those recorded over the past six days.
Under the province’s new reporting criteria, the Regina region comprises 27 communities and surrounding areas.
There have been 1,484 cases in the province since the pandemic started in March.
The 20 recoveries announced Wednesday increased that total so far to 1,314. To date, 20 Saskatchewan residents have died due to COVID-19 complications.
The number of active cases now stands at 150.
Five people — three in Saskatoon, one in Regina and one in the south-central region — are receiving inpatient care in hospital.
There are five people in intensive care, with three in Saskatoon, one in the north-central region and one in the southwest area.
Of the total number of cases, 747 are community contacts (including mass gatherings), 415 don’t have any known exposures, 212 are travellers and 110 are being investigated by local public health.
The total includes 64 health-care workers.
There have been 352 cases from the far north area (346 far northwest, six far northeast), 337 in the south area (160 southwest, 166 south-central, 11 southeast), 242 from the Saskatoon area, 233 cases in the north area (101 northwest, 67 north-central, 65 northeast), 190 in the central area (160 central-west, 30 central-east), and 129 in the Regina area. The hometown of one cases is still being investigated.
The total comprises 471 cases in the 40-to-59 age range, 467 between the ages of 20 and 39, 253 in the 60-to-79 age range, 239 involving people 19 and under, and 54 in the 80-and-over range.
The 1,032 tests done in the province Tuesday increased the total to date to 115,004.