COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the provincial caseload to 8,239. Abuse, understaffing hampering contact tracing in Saskatchewan: nurses’ union The new cases are located in the following areas: Nearly 100 Saskatoon jail inmates and staff diagnosed with COVID-19 The location of four cases remains pending.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The seven-day average of daily cases rose to 250 on Sunday, up from 19.3 on Saturday.
That translates to about 20.6 new cases per 100,000 people.Hospitalizations continue to rise along with cases.On Sunday, the province reported a record-high of COVID-19 hospitalizations.