COVID-19 death toll has risen. As the province reported five new deaths Wednesday, the total now sits at 798.The five recently deceased who tested positive for the virus include two people in both the 80-plus and 60-to-79 age groups while the other was between 20 and 39 years old.
Masking, isolation order extended until end of November in Saskatchewan Hospitals in the province are currently providing care for 323 patients with COVID-19: 241 are receiving inpatient care and 82 are in ICUs.
As of Wednesday, 73.7 per cent of the hospitalized patients were not fully vaccinated.Two more patients have been transferred to Ontario, for a total of three Saskatchewan cases that have been sent for care out-of-province.According to the Saskatchewan.