Sask. ICUs under immense pressure and if cases rise chief medical officer may consider more measures
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Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, said if COVID-19 case numbers rise and pressure on hospitals and ICUs remains high, he will recommend further health measures.
Even though the numbers are currently plateauing, there may be a Thanksgiving bump in the case count, Shahab said at a technical briefing with officials from the government and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) on Friday.
"If our numbers stay as high as they are, it may not be sustainable for the health system," he said, adding people should shrink their bubbles.
Shahab said he'd monitor the number of cases and recommend health measures if they rise again.
"At the moment, there is some plateauing, but there is still tremendous pressure on the acute care system and those are not going to come down quickly."
The government said there are 312 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, 335 people are in hospital, and 78 in ICU.
Both hospitalizations and new cases are down slightly from Thursday.
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