SASKATOON The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning about two areas of increased COVID-19 exposure. One is Feisty Goat Bar and Grill on Diefenbaker Drive in Saskatoon. The SHA said anyone who attended the establishment on January 23rd is at increased risk of exposure to the virus. “The contact tracing investigation has identified 6 positive cases to date, affecting several households and there is significant risk for potential second generation spread,” the SHA said in a news release Wednesday night. The Health Authority said the announcement is not a commentary on the location, the business or it’s practices. The SHA said there is also increased COVID-19 exposure in the area around the community of St. Louis.
REGINA Seven more Saskatchewan residents have died after testing positive for COVID-19, the province reported Thursday. There are 250 new cases in Saskatchewan. There are 2,265 active cases in the province. The seven-day average of daily new cases is 234, or 19.1 new cases per 100,000 residents.
COVID-19 B.1.1.7 VARIANT IDENTIFIED IN SASKATOON Saskatchewan has identified another case of the U.K. or B.1.1.7 variant in Saskatoon. It was determined that this individual had travelled to Canada from Southeast Asia, isolated following travel, and is no longer infectious.
SASK. CASE DETAILS Two people who died were in their 50s; one of the Far Northwest and one in the Northwest. Two people who died were in their 60s; one in the Northwest and one in Saskatoon. One person was in their 70s in the South Central zone and another was over 80 in Saskatoon.