COVID-19 in Sask.: 425 new cases on Monday, record 3,399 cases last week
CBC
Last week was the highest number of new cases in a single week in Saskatchewan, according to the province's COVID-19 dashboard.
There were 3,399 new cases between Oct. 4 and Sunday. The previous record was 3,391 during the week of Sept. 13.
The province recorded 425 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 72,458.
There have been an average of 483 new cases over the past week. According to the province's dashboard, the seven-day rolling average of daily new cases last week was 456.
There are currently 4,658 active cases in Saskatchewan, which is 45 fewer than Sunday and 140 fewer than the day before.
An additional four deaths were reported on Monday.
While Saskatchewan has reported a reduction in cases over the past couple of days, the active case count in the northwest region has spiked.