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Three COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared in Yorkton.
In its daily update, the Saskatchewan government said Monday there have been outbreaks at Yorkton Regional High School, the Pumphouse Athletic Club and the Yorkton Regional Health Centre.
“As in all parts of Saskatchewan, Yorkton residents or individuals who have visited the area should remain vigilant and follow all public health advice,” the government said in the release.
A positive test at the Yorkton RCMP detachment also forced its closure for two weeks.
The province revealed there were 14 new cases of COVID-19, with seven in the central-east area, three each in the Regina and Saskatoon zones and one in the far northwest.
One case reported Sunday that didn’t have a known location has been assigned to the Regina region.
The total number of reported cases in Saskatchewan is now 1,892.
There were nine recoveries reported, increasing that total so far to 1,719. To date, 24 people have died in the province after testing positive for COVID-19.
There are 149 active cases being reported.
Eight people are receiving inpatient care in hospital, with seven in Saskatoon and one in Regina.
The number of health-care workers who have been infected rose by three Monday, to 72.
There were 2,236 tests done in Saskatchewan on Sunday, increasing the total so far to 188,068.
So far, there have been 441 cases from the south area (222 southwest, 200 south-central, 19 southeast), 385 from the Saskatoon zone, 359 in the far north (350 far northwest, nine far northeast), 276 in the north area (132 northwest, 77 north-central, 67 northeast), 255 from the central zone (175 central-west, 80 central-east) and 176 in the Regina region.
There have been 122 new cases reported in the Saskatoon area since the start of September. The central zone has reported 54 cases this month and the Regina region has recorded 40.
The total comprises 938 community contacts, 544 cases without any known exposure, 280 travellers and 130 people who remain under investigation by local public health officials.
There have been 618 cases in the 20-to-39 age range, 582 from age 40 to 59, 324 involving people 19 and under, 306 between the ages of 60 and 79, and 62 aged 80 and over.