A Saskatoon epidemiologist says the province’s “wait-and-see approach” to surging COVID-19 cases is a bust.Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine is calling for a stay-at-home order to drive case counts down, as lockdown was largely effective last spring.“I’m afraid of what… is in store for us in the coming weeks and months,” Muhajarine told Global News.As of Tuesday, Saskatchewan has the highest rate of active COVID-19 cases in the country, at 319 per every 100,000 people.
The average across Canada is 215 per 100,000. Coronavirus: Saskatchewan has highest rate of active COVID-19 cases in Canada “We should not have to be in this spot of being at the top of the league board,” Muhajarine said, pointing to Saskatchewan’s low population density.“We need to.