COVID-19 Update: 11 Deaths, 274 New Cases

Eleven residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One (1) new death in the age group 60-69 was reported in the North East, one (1) new death in the age group 50-59 was reported in Saskatoon, three (3) new deaths in the age group 80+ were reported in Saskatoon, four (4) new deaths in the age group 80+ were reported in Regina, one (1) new death in the age group 70-79 was reported in the South East and one (1) new death in the age group 80+ was reported in the South East.

This marks the largest one day increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths in Saskatchewan since the pandemic began.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (8), Far North East (19), North West (43), North Central (23), North East (5), Saskatoon (78), Central West (2), Central East (13), Regina (57), South West (2), South Central (12) and South East (10) zones and two (2) new cases have pending residence information.

Two (2) cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North East (from Dec 9 (1)) and North Central (from Dec 8 (1)) zones.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 292 (24.1 new cases per 100,000 population).

There are 274 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 12, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 11,749 cases.

SINGLE SOURCE, PROVIDED GRAPHIC